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To learn more about cemeteries in general, go to the Cemeteries Record Page.

Online Resources

 * Singapore National Environment Agency(NEA). The burial records for all Singapore public and state-governed cemeteries are kept by the NEA. Some of these records have been microfilmed and are kept at the Singapore National Archives.
 * - index and images
 * BillionGraves Singapore Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
 * - index and images
 * Find A Grave Singapore Page - photos and GPS locations of grave markers

Cemeteries

 * Armenian Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Memorial Gardens Cemetery Medium-sized cemetery near the church by that name. Some headstones may be of persons from Armenia or near that, or other localities where the specific denomination may be more widely known.
 * Bukit Brown Chinese Cemetery Very large cemetery. Chinese on markers for the most part.
 * Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Cemetery Mostly in English.
 * 'Fort Canning' Cemetery Name unsure, if no actual military site nearby, it may be derived from street names. Contains a lot of burials of expatriates who died in Singapore who were from the United States or British Commonwealth countries. Headstones contain more detail than common.
 * Japanese Cemetery Park mostly all in Japanese
 * Traditional burial site for Raja Iskandar Syah, Keramat Iskandar Syah (alternate spelling 'Sya') the last of the Kings of Singapore going back to the 14th Century.
 * Kranji Military Cemetery May be in fact amalgamated with the one below, since they are on the same land.
 * Kranji War Cemetery Some in Japanese, but many Romanized headstones exist. Also note the existence of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission office on the property, they will have even more about this cemetery and likely others. Many burials which have headstones without any Asian language inscriptions are of British Commonwealth military burials. Some will provide information on the unit the person buried there had served in, some were killed in action during World War II. An example of one of these is at this link
 * Mount Vernon Complex has some headstones that are romanized at least in part. Many are Chinese. May also be a part of the Bidadari cemetery at the top of this article.
 * St. Andrews Cathedral cemetery Mostly romanized headstone inscriptions, some expatriates possibly buried here. Just to east/southeast of capitol building and northeast of the Supreme Court building.
 * Tiong Bahru Cemetery This is mostly Chinese with others, some English inscriptions including this marker, second photo of same marker as the two people named on that marker were involved in the matter that was the basis of the musical 'The King and I'.
 * An unnamed cemetery. Small roadside burial site, probably no more than two dozen graves. Headstones almost all Chinese or Japanese.

Old Singapore Cemeteries
The Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Complex is the only cemetery in Singapore still open for burials.


 * Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Office

910 Choa Chu Kang Road Singapore699819 Tel: 6793 7428 Fax: 6793 7400

The website for this cemetery is:
 * http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=2318

Bidadari Cemetery (Chinese: 比达达利坟场, Malay: Perkuburan Bidadari) is a historical cemetery in Singapore. There are two sections. The Muslim section is at the base of Mount Vernon, bounded by Upper Aljunied Road, Upper Serangoon Road, and Bartley Road. The Christian section is across Upper Aljunied Road from the Muslim section, and bounded by Upper Serangoon Road as well.

Apart from being a place of remembrance, the trails inside Bidadari Cemetery used to be very popular as a running route for members of the Gurkha Contingent. Bidadari Cemetery is no longer in use, and most of the graves have been exhumed for redevelopment. Woodleigh MRT Station now occupies part of the former site.

A website dealing with this cemetery and the Kranji War Cemetery is found at:


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cemeteries_in_Singapore

The Kranji War Cemetery (Chinese: ; Malay : Tanah Perkuburan Perang Kranji) is located in Kranji, Singapore, and is the final resting place for Allied soldiers who perished during the Battle of Singapore and the subsequent Japanese occupation of the island from 1942-1945 and in other parts of Southeast Asia during World War II.

There are 4,461 World War II casualties buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which more than 850 of these are unidentified. There are 64 World War I headstones, of which three commemorate casualties known to have been buried elsewhere but whose graves could not be found on concentration.

Jewish Cemeteries
There are a few Jewish Cemeteries in Singapore. The International Jewish Cemetery Project gives descriptions of these cemeteries:
 * The Jewish Cemetery: Orchard Road
 * The Jewish Cemetery: Thomson Road
 * Chua Chu Kang Cemetery

Military Cemeteries

 * Kranji War Cemetery has the burials of allied soldiers who died during WWII.

Former Cemeteries
List of former cemeteries on Wikipedia
 * Forbidden Hill Cemetery
 * Fort Canning Cemetery
 * St. Joseph's Church Cemetery
 * Bukit Timah Cemetery
 * Bukit Brown Cemetery
 * Hakka Cemetery
 * Japanese Cemetery Park

Additional Resources at the Family History Library
To find cemetery records for Singapore in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps: To find cemetery records for lower jurisdictions:
 * 1) Go to FamilySearch Catalog
 * 2) Enter: Singapore in the Place box
 * 3) Click on: Search
 * 4) Click on: Singapore - Cemeteries
 * 1) Click on: Places within Singapore