Kanchanaburi holds a painful place in the memory of Allied prisoners and their families during World War II when they endured immense suffering as forced laborers for the Japanese Empire. Many lost their lives here, and one significant site connected to these events is the "Hellfire Pass." The name “Hellfire Pass” as referred to by Westerners was described by Rod Beattie from the Thai-Burma Railway Centre in an interview with the Smithsonian Channel. He explains that once the railway tracks were laid down on either side, “they [the Japanese soldiers] wanted to finish it at all costs, so they organized laborers into two shifts, each lasting 12 hours, both day and night. Working at night required light, and although there were some light bulbs, most of the illumination came from the ‘fires’—the prisoners themselves. Most of these prisoners were Christians who had been raised on images of hell filled with demons and hellfire, which gave rise to the name ‘Hellfire Pass’ due to the image of infernos at night and crowds forced to labor like slaves before their demonic overseers.” This account brings to light the hard realities faced by those who labored in this grueling environment, leaving a haunting legacy that transcends time.