Archaeological study may precede redevelopment of Keppel Club site
Researchers say a dig at the 48ha plot could uncover weapons, other WWII artefacts
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Defeated, exhausted and likely wounded, soldiers from the Malay Regiment gathered in the Keppel Golf Links area on the night of Feb 15, 1942, a few hours after the British surrendered to the Japanese during World War II.
Not long after, the regiment's 600 Malay soldiers were separated from British officers and marched to Farrer Park, where they joined Indian prisoners of war.