With Total Defence around the corner, commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the Fall of Singapore at Battle for Singapore 2025 from 15 Feb to 2 Mar.
Organised by The Museum Roundtable (MR), a group of museums and heritage institutions and the National Heritage Board (NHB), the events include tours, talks, and exhibitions. These will highlight familiar and lesser-known stories and historical locations around Singapore during WWII.
All programmes require prior registration. While you’ll have to pay to attend some of the activities, a good number of them are free.
Check out these highlights.
1. Fort Siloso Twilight Tour
If you have time in the evening to spare, the Fort Siloso Twilight Tour takes participants through the historic fortifications and the strategic areas of Fort Siloso. It is unique in that the guns originally pointed south to the sea, and were flipped to face northwards into mainland Singapore when the Japanese attacked by land via Malaya.
Throughout the tour, learn more about the events leading to the decline of Singapore during World War II.
As dusk falls, hear the stories of the soldiers and civilians who prepared for the war and enter preserved areas of the fort that played an important role in defending the country.
Registration costs S$25 per person.
15 Feb – 2 Mar (weekends only)
Sat & Sun: 6pm – 7.30pm
Closed Mon to Fri
2. Cashin House: Witness to Invasion
Are you a nature lover and military geek? If so, join heritage veteran Jerome Lim on a trip to the sensitively reconstructed Cashin House at Lim Chu Kang Nature Park. The site witnessed some of the initial landings of the Japanese forces during World War II.
This experience takes you into the minds of troops from both sides as they fought each other. It’s an eye-opening peek into perspectives that you may not have considered before.
While you are there, also explore the area’s historical surroundings.
Registration is free.
15 & 22 Feb
9am – 10.30am & 11am – 12.30pm
3. A Soldier’s Kit — Field Rations during World War II
Explore a soldier’s kit with items from World War II and replicas owned by Alvin Lee, a local collector of WWI and WWII militaria, at war museum Reflections at Bukit Chandu.
Discover what soldiers in the 1940s ate, how they groomed themselves, and the evolution of rations and hygiene kits from then to now.
Every participant will get to bring home a mini World War II ration pack.
Registration costs S$21.80 per adult-child pair and S$10.90 per adult.
15 Feb
10am – 11am for families with children aged 7 and above
11.30am – 12.30pm for those aged 16 and above
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