Title
Set of 2 Changi Prison Chapel pews/benches
Year/Period
c1950s
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Please refer to individual parts
Accession No.
2020-00716
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of The Changi Museum Pte Ltd, Singapore
These pews were originally from the Changi prison chapel which was built in the 1950s. In light of the increasing availability of air travel, many ex-Prisoners of War (POWs) interned in Changi had begun to make the trip back to Singapore. As they required a site for commemoration, a chapel was built within Changi prison that also served as a memorial to the POWs. 20 of these pews were donated by the Returned and Services League of Australia.
