Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery
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The Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery is a military cemetery in Chittagong that is under the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission .
history
The Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery was created during the Second World War on the area of a former rice field with originally around 400 graves. The oldest tombs date from 1939. Later graves from other cemeteries on the Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery reburied , especially from Chittagong Civil Cemetery, the Chandragona Baptist Mission Cemetery, the Chiringa Military Cemetery, the Cox's Bazar New Military and Civil (Muhammadan) Cemeteries, the Chittagong (Panchalaish) Burial Ground, the Dacca Military Cemetery, and several other cemeteries. Some of the reburies came from Assam cemeteries . Today there are over 700 graves of Commonwealth soldiers in the cemetery , 17 of which are graves of unknown soldiers. A Dutch seaman and 19 Japanese soldiers are also buried on the site. The Chittagong Memorial, also located in the cemetery, commemorates the seamen of the Indian Navy and the Indian merchant navy who died in the war at sea .
investment
The entrance to the Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery is through a metal gate flanked by two brick prayer houses. The burial ground lies at the foot of a hill and is planted on the edge with a mixture of wild trees, fruit trees and ornamental trees.
Public accessibility
The cemetery has daily opening times and is wheelchair accessible via the main entrance.
Web links
- cwgc.org , Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chittagong War Cemetery - Banglapedia. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Commonwealth War Cemetery Chittagong - Chittagong - TracesOfWar.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Feature Desk: Burial ground of the soldiers: Chittagong war cemetery | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
- ^ Cemetery. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
Coordinates: 22 ° 21 ′ 26.1 ″ N , 91 ° 49 ′ 42.6 ″ E