Commonwealth War Cemetery, Chittagong
| Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery | |
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| চট্টগ্রাম ওয়ার সিমেট্রি | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased | |
| Established | After World War II (1939-1945) |
| Location |
22°21′27″N 91°49′35″E / 22.3574159°N 91.8262923°ECoordinates: 22°21′27″N 91°49′35″E / 22.3574159°N 91.8262923°E Badsha Miah Chowdhury Road near Chittagong |
| Total burials | 755 |
| Unknown burials | 18 |
| Burials by nation | |
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| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: CWGC | |
The Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery or Chittagong War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
This cemetery was established to show the honor for the soldiers and others who died in World War II. The cemetery was created by the British Army, and there were originally about 400 burials. Graves have since been transferred to this cemetery from the Lushai Hills (Assam) and other isolated sites, and from Chittagong Civil Cemetery; Chandragona Baptist Mission Cemetery; Chiringa Military Cemetery; Cox's Bazar New Military and Civil (Muhammadan) Cemeteries; Chittagong (Panchalaish) Burial Ground; Dacca Military Cemetery; Demagiri Cemetery; Dhuapolong Muslim Burial Ground; Dhuapolong Christian Military Cemetery; Dohazari Military and R.A.F. Cemeteries; Jessore Protestant Cemetery; Khulna Cemetery; Khurushkul Island Christian and Muhammadan Cemeteries; Lungleh Cemetery (Assam); Nawapara Cemetery (Assam); Patiya Military Cemetery, Rangamati Cemetery; Tejgaon Roman Catholic Cemetery; Tumru Ghat Military Cemetery and Tumru M.D.S. Hospital Cemetery.
There are now 731 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-45 war here, 17 of which are unidentified.
There are a further 20 foreign national burials, 1 being a seaman of the Dutch Navy and 19 Japanese soldiers, 1 of which is unidentified. There are also 4 non-war U.K. military burials.
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