Mr Jeya Ayadurai - local historian and heritage entrepreneur - is now on an exclusive list populated by only a handful of his countrymen: the prestigious Honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).  The honour was conferred upon the 61-year-old during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, celebrating the British monarch’s historic 70-year reign.  Mr Ayadurai was recognised for his services to preserving Singapore, British, and Commonwealth military history and war remembrance in Singapore.  The Queen confers this award on non-British citizens ..read more

15 February 2022, a Commemoration Ceremony was organised at Kranji War Cemetery to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore. The Ceremony, which started at 7.30am and lasted around 50 minutes, was organised by the Singapore-led Commemoration Committee for the 80th Anniversary of the Fall of Singapore. Exactly 80 years ago, on 15 February 1942, Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, General Officer Commanding of Malaya Command, the Allied army which defended Malaya and Singapore during World War II, made the decision to surrender to the Japanese 25th Army at the Battlebox in Fort ..read more

Starting from 1st December 2020, our Battlebox website will allow online bookings, and redemption of the SingapoRediscovers Vouchers! In line with this exciting launch, our Battlebox experience will also be upgraded just for you. From 1st December 2020, admission to the Battlebox will be done via a 30-minute guided tour, and visitors will be allowed to explore the underground bunker on their own after the tour. There are 11 time slots for you to choose from! Our current self-guided admission will only be available till 29 November 2020. For visitors who have already booked a ticket for a se ..read more

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Wreaths placed at the Cenotaph by representatives from seven nations, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the Battlebox, an award-winning museum in Singapore run by Singapore History Consultants. Students of The Japanese School Singapore also made 2,000 tsuru (paper cranes symbolising peace and reconciliation), which members of the Japanese community laid alongside the wreaths. Australian High Commissioner His Excellency Bruce Charles Gosper (right), laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in Singapore. He was escorted by Defence Adviser Captain Richard Caton ..read more

Retired Brigadier James Percival and his family were hosted on a special guided tour of the Battlebox by Mr Jeya Ayadurai (Director of Singapore History Consultants Pte Ltd, the management of Battlebox) and team of specialised docents during his personal visit to Singapore. Seventy-seven years ago, inside the Battlebox, the momentous decision to surrender Singapore to the invading Japanese was made by Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival, General Officer Commanding Malaya Command. On 4 February, Lt Gen Percival’s son, Brigadier (Retired) James Percival, retraced his father’s footsteps in the ..read more