Kelamah River War Memorial, Gemas, Negeri Sembilan Malaysia

Located in an oil palm plantation at Kampung Sungai Kelamah, the memorial was built in memory of those who served in the Australian Battalion 2/30 and Japanese soldiers killed in battle on January 14, 1941 during World War II... The Australians had ambushed the Japanese who were passing through Tampin to get to Gemas, using the only access, a wooden bridge over Sungai Gemencheh... The battle lasted two days...

The Gemencheh Bridge was blown up to stop the Japanese advancement... The remains of this historic bridge can still be clearly seen from a viewing platform built on the riverbank... Today, visitors are mostly descendants of the Australian and Japanese soldiers who came to clean the memorial and pay their respect...