I was completely blown away by all of the headstones. There are so many unnamed men that died.

I was completely blown away by all of the headstones. There are so many unnamed men that died.
A lot to look at. Sad especially the bodies. A bit tatty and worse for wear, but no doubt done on a voluntry basis
Compared to the newer Railway Centre Museum opposite the main cemetery, this place is very poor. Small place with justr a few bits on display. The only really good bits were some of the old photographs. If you have only a short time in Kanchanaburi don't bother.
An odd assortment of memorabilia, located among some interesting shops and with a terrace with good views of the Brige over the River Kwai.
Look it was ok..there were displays and some relics from WW2..but all in all it's a whole lot of crap jammed into 2 stories of a building.... Still if you are in the area take a look....
Be warned, there are 3 war museums in Kanchanaburi: JEATH Museum next to the wat; WWII & JEATH Museum 5m from the bridge; Thailand-Burma Railway Centre opposite the main Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. I didn't go to the one next to the bridge but the first one was a massive disappointment. There were some fading photos (interesting but few), worn newspaper...
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Even with the warnings in the lonely planet we fell for the trick: the sign of the war museum says: WWII and Yeath museum. Once inside you discover you are indeed in the WWII museum. The Yeuath war museum you are looking for is somewhere else! The lonely planet described this one (WWII) exactly as I experienced it: just a...
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Be careful - there are two museums in Kanchanburi. The one near the Bridge itself is the JEATH Museum and was founded by locals and is effectively a commercial venture. It has some interesting exhibits if you can see past the grime on the glass but only half the museum is actually dedicated to the Death Railway - the remainder...
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As a part of our day tour we visited the War Museum which is funded and run by the Australian Government.
Initially this place was a wonderful retreat from Thailand standards. As soon as we walked in everyone commented on how clean and beautifully presented everything is. Western toilets that were spotless :-)
After taking our self guide headset we...
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