Thanbyuzayat World War II Cemetery(သုသာန်ပၞာန်)

such a emotional place to visit, to walk around reading plaques. As an Australia is a mix a great sadness and loss, but pride also.

It is a good place to visit to understand of war and not to repeat that happen on earth again.

A historical place where one of the revolutionary begun in Myanmar.

The Burma-Siam railway, built by Commonwealth, Dutch and American prisoners of war, was a Japanese project driven by the need for improved communications to support the large Japanese army in Burma. During its construction, approximately 13,000 prisoners of war died and were buried along the railway. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 civilians also died in the course of the project, chiefly forced labour brought from Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, or conscripted in Siam (Thailand) and Burma (Myanmar).

Two labour forces, one based in Siam and the other in Burma worked from opposite ends of the line towards the centre. The Japanese aimed at completing the railway in 14 months and work began in October 1942. The line, 424 kilometres long, was completed by December 1943.

The graves of those who died during the construction and maintenance of the Burma-Siam railway (except for the Americans, whose remains were repatriated) were transferred from camp burial grounds and isolated sites along the railway into three cemeteries at Chungkai and Kanchanaburi in Thailand and Thanbyuzayat in Myanmar.

Thanbyuzayat became a prisoner of war administration headquarters and base camp in September 1942 and in January 1943 a base hospital was organised for the sick. The camp was close to a railway marshalling yard and workshops, and heavy casualties were sustained among the prisoners during Allied bombing raids in March and June 1943. The camp was then evacuated and the prisoners, including the sick, were marched to camps further along the line where camp hospitals were set up. For some time, however, Thanbyuzayat continued to be used as a reception centre for the groups of prisoners arriving at frequent intervals to reinforce the parties working on the line up to the Burma-Siam border.

Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery was created by the Army Graves Service who transferred to it all burials along the northern section of the railway, between Moulmein and Nieke.

There are 3,005 Commonwealth and 621 Dutch burials of the Second World War in the cemetery.

Poignant and important reminder to all of us. These men died to build the Thai Burma railway for the Japanese during WWII. They didn't get to enjoy the peace they helped create. Kanchanaburi and Nam Tok are remembered but Thanbyuzayat less so.

Nice place.
If the front gate isn't officially open for whatever reason, you can go around to a smaller gate down the dirt road on the right side.

The prak good

It's historical place from World War 2 to visit.
So beautiful, Neat and tidy.

Now, it was closed for a long time.

Nice and clean historical place.

WE WENT DEMOCRACY. SAVE MYANMAR.
SAVE MY COUNTRY.

Nice place

A Memorial Place and Have Nice Views

Such a wonderful view of cemetery

Kind of romantic and reputable of Thanbyuzayat.

Very moving, 3710 war graves.

It's always good

I nice place for visit.

I like that place and it is a historical place.

Eberyone love this place.

Very nice place.