Battle Box 
From Singapore Hotels & Singapore Lifestyle
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- Tel: (+65) 6333 0510
- Location: 51 Canning Rise, Singapore
- Admission: adult/child S$8.00/5.00
- Opening Hours: 10.00am - 6.00pm, last entry at 5.00pm, Tues-Sun)
Mid-way up Fort Canning Park is the entrance to the World War II underground bunkers used by the British military to plan strategies against the Japanese enemy. The bunkers, known as the Battle Box, led to the Central Command Building (now the Fort Canning Country Club). It was here that Lieutenant-General A.E. Percival, commander of the British forces, decided to surrender to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, when he realised that Singapore was running short of food and ammunition.
This warren of 26 rooms and tunnels now houses a fascinating hi-tech exhibition on the fall of Singapore in 1942, detailing the desperate battle of the British against the Japanese. You can gaze through binocular-like lenses to view holographic figures tapping out Morse messages; the Japanese codes are still etched on the walls. However, this place often seems understaffed and since you can only go on guided tours you may find yourself waiting half an hour for the next tour.
