The serene & peaceful God's Little Acre
The base of the Memorial Cross
The Memorial Cross erected by the Perak Planters' Assoc. & well wishes
An old sign describing the Burial Grounds
The marble tablet Roll of Honour
The Anglican Community in Batu Gajah was founded in 1885. When a church building was proposed, Sultan Idris granted to the Bishop of Singapore, a land rent-free for worship and for burial. A permanent church building, The Holy Trinity, was erected in 1895. The burial ground in the adjacent plot was to become “God’s Little Acre” – where planters, miners, police and the military who lost their lives during the Malayan Emergency from 1948 -1960, were buried.
Every year, on the Saturday before 16th June, there would be a wreath laying ceremony organized in remembrance of the killing of 3 planters ( Allison, Christian & Walter) and those that gave their lives during the Malayan Emergency. There is also a Memorial Cross erected by the “Perak Planters’ Association & other well wishers”
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