via Straits Times, 19 April 2021: Archaeologists in Singpore investigating the potential for a mass grave at a hospital site before it is developed.
In one account of the Alexandra Hospital massacre of Feb 14, 1942, its football field was where Japanese soldiers gathered wounded soldiers and staff, tied them by the hands in groups, and led them away to a small building at the back of the hospital grounds.
The field of about 6,000 sq m is also believed to be the site of a mass grave of the victims.
An estimated 200 people – including patients – died over two days at the hands of the Japanese.
