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TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

Location Information:
Taukkyan War Cemetery is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon), near the airport and immediately adjoining the village of Taukkyan. It is on PY1 road (formerly Prome Road), about 35 kilometres north of the city from which it is easily accessible.

Historical Information:
TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY is the largest of the three war cemeteries in Burma (now Myanmar). It was begun in 1951 for the reception of graves from four battlefield cemeteries at Akyab, Mandalay, Meiktila and Sahmaw which were difficult to access and could not be maintained. The last was an original 'Chindit' cemetery containing many of those who died in the battle for Myitkyina. The graves have been grouped together at Taukkyan to preserve the individuality of these battlefield cemeteries Burials were also transferred from civil and cantonment cemeteries, and from a number of isolated jungle and roadside sites.

Note:
This is only a small portion of the information that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has available to the public. So please look them up!

 

 
KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY

Location Information:
The town of Kanchanaburi is 129 kilometres North-West of Bangkok and is best reached by road, along the National Highway which runs north from the capital. There are bus and train services from Bangkok. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is situated adjacent to Saeng Chuto Road which is the main road through the town.

Historical Information:
The notorious Burma-Siam railway, built by Commonwealth, Dutch and American prisoners of war, was a Japanese project driven by the need for improved communications to support the large Japanese army in Burma. During its construction, approximately 13,000 prisoners of war died and were buried along the railway. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 civilians also died in the course of the project, chiefly forced labour brought from Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, or conscripted in Siam (Thailand) and Burma (Myanmar).

Note:
This is only a small portion of the information that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has available to the public. So please look them up!

 

 
MADRAS (ST. MARY'S) CEMETERY, CHENNAI

Location Information:
Madras (St Mary's) Cemetery, Chennai, is 13 kilometres from Madras War Cemetery, 14 kilometres from the airport and 3 kilometres from the L.I.C. building. The route from the airport is along the Great Southern Trunk Road which passes Trident Hotel and crosses Kathipara Junction. From here follow Anna Road, which crosses Anna Fly Over, and goes, via L.I.C. building, towards Pallavan Selai. The entrance to St Mary's Cemetery is at the side of a Flyover and past the Pallavan Transport Office. From Madras Central Railway Station the route is up Mount Road and over the bridge which crosses the River Cooum. St Mary's Cemetery is situated about 1 kilometre from the Railway Station on Pellavanm Selai, formerly known as Bodyguard Road. The entrance to the cemetery is situated next to the Military E.H.E. Workshop. The Commonwealth plot is situated in the southern side of St Mary's Cemetery to the top left hand side of the main entrance.

Historical Information:
The 100 burials from the Second World War form a small service plot.

Note:
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MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI

Location Information:
Madras War Cemetery is about 5 kilometres from the airport and 14 kilometres from the central railway station. The GST Road (Great Southern Trunk Road) leads from the airport past Trident Hotel to Kathipara roundabout - there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission road direction sign on a small triangular island showing the way to the cemetery via Mount Poonamall Road, passing at the foot of St. Thomas Mount. The cemetery can easily be located on the right hand side of the road 1 kilometre from St. Thomas Mount. From Madras Central Railway Station the route is up Mount Road (Anna Selai) and over the bridge which crosses the River Cooun. The route passes St. Mary's Cemetery on Pallawan Road and is via LIC building (Life Insurance Corporation Building) situated on Mount Road, which leads to Anna Flyover and to Kathipara Junction.

Historical Information:
MADRAS WAR CEMETERY was created to receive Second World War graves from many civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured. The cemetery contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Note:
This is only a small portion of the information that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has available to the public. So please look them up!

 

 
MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY

Location Information:
Maynamati is some 7 kilometres from the centre of Comilla, which is on the railway line linking Dhaka to Chittagong. It can be reached by train to Comilla railway station, 9 kilometres from the cemetery, or by the Dhaka - Chittagong highway. The cemetery is 1 kilometre down the road leading from Comilla to Sylinet and a short distance past the Cantonment Military Hospital. There is a C.W.G.C. road direction sign on a roundabout at the crossroad.

Historical Information:
Before the war Maynamati was a hamlet of a few dozen huts, but during the war a large military camp was established there. Several ordnance depots and a number of military hospitals, both British and Indian, were in the area, including Nos. 14 and 150 British General Hospitals; and the majority of the burials in Maynamati War Cemetery were from the various hospitals. Graves from isolated places in the surrounding country, and some from as far afield as Burma, were moved into the cemetery.

Note:
This is only a small portion of the information that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has available to the public. So please look them up!

 

 
RANGOON WAR CEMETERY

Location Information:
The cemetery is situated between Myienegone and Manthawaddy roundabout (close to the circle) and at the back of Burma Translation Society (Sarbaybeikmann). The entrance to the cemetery is down a lane facing east along PYI road (formerly Prome Road) some 8 kilometres from the port, 12 kilometres from the airport and 5 kilometres from the main railway station. There is no road direction sign to the cemetery, but Monasteries surround the cemetery on three sides.

Historical Information:
Rangoon War Cemetery was first used as a burial ground immediately following the recapture of Rangoon in May 1945. Later, the Army Graves Service moved in graves from several burial sites in and around Rangoon, including those of the men who died in Rangoon Jail as prisoners of war.

Note:
This is only a small portion of the information that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has available to the public. So please look them up!

 

 
RANGOON MEMORIAL

Location Information:
The Rangoon Memorial is situated in Taukkyan War Cemetery, which is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon), near the airport and immediately adjoining the village of Taukkyan. It is on PY1 road (formerly Prome Road), about 35 kilometres north of the city from which it is easily accessible.

Historical Information:
The RANGOON MEMORIAL bears the names of almost 27,000 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaigns in Burma (now Myanmar) and who have no known grave.

Note:
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RANCHI WAR CEMETERY

Location Information:
Ranchi is a town in the State of Jharkhand, some 419 kilometres. north-west of Calcutta. It can be reached by air from Delhi, Kolkata and Patna. The War Cemetery is on Old Hazari Bagh Road, about 1.5 kilometres from Ranchi railway station. It is situated next to the SPG Christian cemetery near Kantatoli Chwok. The Cemetery entrance being several metres off the road can easily be missed, and few auto rickshaw drivers know the way. Visitors should contact their hotel manager for guidance. There is no residential cartaker on site and the gate is locked between 5pm and 8 am. During working hours the cemetery register can be obtained from one of the gardeners.

Historical Information:
The cemetery was begun on 1 June 1942 by the army, and used until the end of the war. Afterwards graves from isolated positions and small inaccessible cemeteries were brought in, and in 1952, more than 200 graves were transferred to the cemetery from twelve civil cemeteries. Ranchi is the smallest 'concentration' cemetery in India.

Note:
This is only a small portion of the information that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has available to the public. So please look them up!

 

 
IMPHAL WAR CEMETERY

Location Information:
Imphal, the capital of Manipur State, is in north east India and borders on upper Burma. The cemetery lies10km from the airport on the Imphal-Dimapur road (Highway 39) in the Deulahland district of the town. The small road leading to the cemetery is 1km along this highway on the right side, opposite the D M College.

Historical Information:
There were originally some 950 burials in Imphal War Cemetery, but after hostilities had ceased, the Army Graves Service brought in graves from two smaller cemeteries in Imphal and from isolated positions in the surrounding region. The cemetery now contains 1,600 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Note:
This is only a small portion of the information that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has available to the public. So please look them up!

 

 

 

 

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