Crossword Puzzle – Age 13 – 15
crossword puzzle
Read each clue carefully and think of the word that best fits. Type the letters into the blank boxes to complete the puzzle. Some words go across, and some go down. Keep solving until the whole grid is filled.
ABOUT THE ACTIVITY
Hellfire Pass is part of the Burma Railway, built during World War II under Japanese occupation. It was constructed using forced labour, including prisoners and local workers.
Workers had to clear jungle and cut through stone with basic tools like pickaxes, facing disease, starvation, and exhaustion. Many died and were buried in cemeteries along the railway.
The name Hellfire Pass came from the eerie glow of torches at night. Today, the Hellfire Pass Memorial honours those who suffered.
