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Take bus 10, 30, 51, 143, 200, 183 or 188 and alight at Westvale bus stop or you can also alight at Singapore Science Park II bus stop with the exception of bus 183. |
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Machine-Gun Pillbox
At the junction of Pasir Panjang Road and Science Park Road.
Close to postal code 117482. |
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| World War II concrete pillboxes built along Singapore's eastern and southern coasts were part of the British beach defence. Here is one Machine-Gun Pillbox at Pasir Panjang.
 Positioned at strategic intervals, pillboxes were mounted with machine-guns manned by machine-gunners to repel amphibious attacks and defend the surrounding terrain. The complemented other defences along the coastline.
This machine-gun pillbox lay within the World War II defence sector of the 1st Malaya Brigade. It could have been used by the Malay Regiment in the fierce defence of the Pasir Panjang Ridge against the onslaught of the advancing troops of the Japanese 18th Division.
 No tour here. You may want to visit nearby Haw Par Villa.
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Dec 2009.