A cairn with a brass plaque.

The Memorial marks the site of a prison camp for the survivors of the first death march from Sandakan to Ranau from January to April 1945.

The plaque reads ' ........of the 2000 Australians soldiers and 750 British soldiers, only 6 survived. On this actual spot, Gunner Albert Neil Cleary, 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, was chained to a stake and beaten and starved for 11 days before he finally died on 20 March 1945, aged 22 years.

This Memorial also commemorates the courage and bravery of the local people of Sabah who so gallantly assisted the prisoners of war against overwhelming odds.

On 20 May 2012 the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Warren Snowdon, approved a $22,000 grant to Mr Malcolm Smith through the Overseas Privately-Constructed Memorial Restoration Program for upgrades to the Memorial, including replacement flooring and improved wheelchair access.

Unveiled in 1985 in the presence of survivors: Keith Botterill, Owen Campbell, Nelson Short. Also present at the dedication were: Bruce Ruxton, then State President, RSL Victoria and June Healy, Deputy National Secretary, Returned Services League.

Ranau, Malaysia.