Kanchanaburi War Cemeteries

The Don Rak War Cemetery
The Allied war cemetery in Kanchanaburi.

There are three main cemeteries around Kanchanaburi town for Allied POWs and Asian laborers who died during the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway. Two of them are right next to each other near the main rail station. A third is across the river.

Allied War Cemetery
The Allied war cemetery in Kanchanaburi town holds the graves of almost 7,000 Commonwealth and Dutch soldiers who died during the construction of the death railway.
Chinese Cemetery
The Thai-Chinese ware cemetery is a stark contrast to the Allied cemetery right next to it.