Outram Road Prison area
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The Outram Road Prison area was a key site in Singapore where the Japanese military conducted screenings and executions during the Sook Ching massacre in World War II.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
February 1942
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early Japanese occupation of Singapore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mass killings of ethnic Chinese in Singapore
ⓘ
war crimes by Japanese forces ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Japanese military police (Kempeitai) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| eventTypeAtSite |
executions during Sook Ching
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screenings for Sook Ching ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
execution site
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screening centre ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of Japanese wartime atrocities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Outram, Singapore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoryCulture | remembered as a Sook Ching massacre site ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Sook Ching screening centres in Singapore ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | Japanese purge of suspected anti-Japanese elements ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Outram Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | Sook Ching massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Japanese occupation of Singapore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Chinese civilian population in Singapore ⓘ |
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