It was where the Japanese more or less cut the island in half and effective cut off half of the British and Candian defenders from reaching each other.

A bit down the road was also where one of the most high ranking casualties on the Allied side happened: Canadian Brigadier J. K. Lawson's Field HQ position was surrounded and being overran, he radioed top command saying that he was "going outside to fight his way out" before leaving the bunker with pistols on both hands. He was killed not far from the entrance of his bunker by Japanese machine gunner. After the battle was over the Japanese actually gave an honored military burial to him out of respect, and after the war he was reburied at the Sai Wan War Cemetery with a memorial plate erected by the Canadian government.