List of massacres in Singapore

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Singapore (numbers may be approximate):

The Sook Ching Centre Monument at Hong Lim Complex in Chinatown

The Civilian War Memorial in the War Memorial Park at Beach Road. The four columns are a symbolic representation of the four major races of Singapore, namely the Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians.

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Perpetrator(s)	Notes
1915 Singapore Mutiny	February 15, 1915	Singapore	36	British Indian Army's 5th Light Infantry
Sook Ching massacre	February 18 – March 2, 1942	Singapore	40,000–50,000	Imperial Japanese Army, Military Police Corps	[1]
Selarang Barracks Incident	August 30 - September 5, 1942	Singapore	≥4	Indian National Army	[2]
Double Tenth incident	October 10, 1943	Singapore	57	Imperial Japanese Army, Military Police Corps	[3]
Geylang Bahru family murders	January 6, 1979	Block 58, Geylang Bahru	4	Unknown	[4]
Ang Mo Kio family murders	March 28, 1983	Ang Mo Kio, Singapore	3	Lim Beng Hai and Michael Tan Teow

References

1. Hirofumi, Hayashi. "The Battle of Singapore, the Massacre of Chinese and Understanding of the Issue in Postwar Japan | The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus". The Asia Pacific Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
2. Heaney, Chelsea (30 August 2022). ""Four days of unhappiness and worry" - Australian War Memorial". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
3. "1943 - Double Tenth Massacre". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
4. "The Inhumane Slaughter of Four Siblings In Their Own Home - by The Mystique - Medium". the-mystique.medium.com. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024.