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      INA Monument, Singapore

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      Located within Esplanade Park, Singapore, the Indian National Army (INA) monument is one of the eleven World War II historic site markers erected in 1995 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. It stands on the site of the original memorial—dedicated to an unknown soldier from the Indian National Army (INA)—that was destroyed after the war.

      The original monument was built at the Esplanade just before the Japanese surrendered. On 8 July 1945, Subhas Chandra Bose laid its foundation stone at the Esplanade. The words inscribed were the motto of the INA: Unity (Etihaad), Faith (Etmad) and Sacrifice (Kurbani).

      When the British forces returned to Singapore that same year, the Head of Southeast Asia Command, Lord Mountbatten, ordered the original memorial to be demolished.