The old Ford Factory was a massive storage of information. Located near to the National Archives of Singapore, it contained various sources of primary information, including diaries from Japanese, Singaporeans and British commanders. It was disheartening to know that had the British continued to hold out, Singapore might not have fallen. Stated in the diary of the Japanese commander that the army was actually facing a shortage of resources, and when the British offered to surrender, he was so eager and demanded it to be quick.
Down the journey, there were also several facts on the cruelty of the Japanese like the pulling out of nails and babies being thrown into the air to be stuck to death the Japanese soldiers.
There were also several oral recordings of Singaporeans living in different parts of Singapore. Each district was labelled with a number, for example, woodlands was labelled as 1. By selecting the number 1, we can have access to an oral speech by a resident staying in the area.
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