Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Commonwealth Graves

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Created in 1917 to preserve the memory of the Commonwealth soldiers that fought and died for the British Commonwealth in World War 1 and World War 2.  Financially supported by: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa.
 
The countries/territories in bold are part of the Commonwealth of Nations today.
 
-   Albania:                2  cemeteries             47 graves
-  Algeria:                 13 cemeteries            2,041 graves
-  Antigua:                1 cemetery                 2 graves
-   Argentina:            2 cemeteries               15 graves
-   Australia              977 cemeteries           11,454 graves        
-    Austria                  2 cemeteries               583 graves
-    Azores:                 3 cemeteries                51 graves
-     Bahamas:            1 cemetery                   51 graves
-     Bangladesh:       3 cemeteries                  1,415 graves
-     Barbados:            9 cemeteries                23 graves
-    Belgium:              613 cemeteries            102,501 graves
-    Belize:                  1 cemetery                    10 graves
-    Bermuda:            12 cemeteries                140 graves
-   Brazil:                    5 cemeteries                  25 graves
-    British Indian Ocean Territory:   1 cemetery        9 graves
-     Bulgaria:          2 cemeteries                      24 graves
   Cameroon:         3 cemeteries                      47 graves
-   Canada:                2,814 cemeteries             14,299 graves
-   Canary Islands:  1 cemetery                         1 graves
-   Cape Verde:       1 cemetery                         9 graves
-     Chad:                    1 cemetery                      4 graves
-     Chile:                     5 cemeteries                      5 graves
-   China (including Hong Kong):  22 cemeteries   1,833 graves
-     Rep. Congo:       1 cemetery                         29 graves
-      Dem Rep. Congo:   6 cemeteries                  22 graves
-     Costa Rica:          1 cemetery                         1 grave
-    Cote D’Ivoire:       1 cemetery                        6 graves
-      Croatia:                 2 cemeteries                      2 graves
-     Cuba:                    1 cemetery                         3 graves
-     Cyprus:                 9 cemeteries                      321 graves
-     Czech Republic:       2 cemeteries                 223 graves
-     Denmark:            130 cemeteries                 999 graves
      Djibouti:               1 cemetery                        13 graves
-     Dominica:           2 cemeteries                      3 graves
-     Egypt:               24 cemeteries                      24,651 graves
-     Equat. Guinea:    1 cemetery                       10 graves
-      Eritrea:                 5 cemeteries                   953 graves
-      Estonia:                    2 cemeteries                15 graves
-      Ethiopia:              4 cemeteries                     409 graves
-     Falkland Islands:   1 cemetery                    33 graves
-     Faroe Islands:    4 cemeteries                      56 graves
-      Fiji:                        2 cemeteries                      75 graves
-      France:              2,919 cemeteries                 356,967 graves
-   Gambia:               1 cemetery                         199 graves
-    Germany:            48 cemeteries                   31,750 graves
     Ghana:             7 cemeteries                          612 graves
-    Gibraltar:            2 cemeteries                      653 graves
-    Greece:                  31 cemeteries                  12,397 graves
-     Grenada:             2 cemeteries                      4 graves
-      Guatemala:        1 cemetery                         1  grave
-      Guinea:                 2 cemeteries                    2 graves
-       Guyana:               1 cemetery                      6 graves
-      Honduras:           1 cemetery                         1 grave
-      Hungary:              3 cemeteries                      173 graves
-    Iceland:                6 cemeteries                      232 graves
  India:                    23 cemeteries                   10,995 graves
-  Indonesia:           6 cemeteries                         2,605  graves
-  Iran:                       1 cemetery                         551 graves
-   Iraq:                   15 cemeteries                      12,816 graves
Ireland:                 658 cemeteries                 2,939 graves
-   Israel:               29 cemeteries                          11,991 graves
-   Italy:                123 cemeteries                       44,783 graves
-   Jamaica:               8 cemeteries                      153 graves
-    Japan:                   2 cemeteries                      1,718 graves
-    Kenya:                  32 cemeteries                   4,183 graves
-   Latvia:                   1 cemetery                         32 graves
-   Lebanon:             5 cemeteries                      1,705 graves
-   Liberia:                 2 cemeteries                      12 graves
-   Libya:                 6 cemeteries                      7,056 graves
-    Lithuania:            1 cemetery                         2 graves
-    Luxembourg:     8 cemeteries                      26 graves
-    Macedonia:        1 cemetery                         118 graves
-    Madagascar:      1 cemetery                         311 graves
-     Madeira:              1 cemetery                         6 graves
-     Malawi:               6 cemeteries                      209 graves
-      Malaysia:            34 cemeteries                   2,320 graves
-      Mali:                      2 cemeteries                      3 graves
-      Malta:                   13 cemeteries                   3,376 graves
-     Martinique:        1 cemetery                             1 grave
-     Mauritania:         1 cemetery                         5 graves
-      Mauritius:           4 cemeteries                      37 graves
-      Monaco:            1 cemetery                      61 graves                 
-      Morocco:             5 cemeteries                      61 graves
-     Mozambique:   6 cemeteries                      185 graves
-    Myanmar:           5 cemeteries                      10,945 graves
-    Namibia:             40 cemeteries                   427 graves
-    Nepal:                   1 cemetery                         1 grave
-    Netherlands:     476 cemeteries                      18,265 graves
-   New Caledonia:           1 cemetery                   42 graves
-     New Zealand:    435 cemeteries                 2,909 graves
-    Nigeria:                      32 cemeteries                   983 graves
-     Norfolk Island:  1 cemetery                         4 graves
-    Norway:               74 cemeteries                   955 graves
-    Oman:                  2 cemeteries                      2 graves
-     Pakistan:             2 cemeteries                      999 graves
-     Panama:              1 cemetery                         15  graves
-    Papua New Guinea:   7 cemeteries          6,145  graves
-     Peru:                     1 cemetery                         6 graves
-     Philippines:         2 cemeteries                      2 graves
-   Poland:                 3 cemeteries                      1,131 graves
-    Portugal:              5 cemeteries                      51 graves
-    Puerto Rico:       1 cemetery                         2 graves
-    Romania:             3 cemeteries                      170 graves
-   Russia:                  5 cemeteries                      365 graves
-    Samoa:                 1 cemetery                         12 graves
-    San Marino:        1 cemetery                         2 graves
-    Saudi Arabia:      1 cemetery                         1 grave
-    Senegal:               2 cemeteries                      23 graves
-     Serbia:                  3 cemeteries                      494 graves
-     Seychelles:         1 cemetery                         76 graves
-     Sierra Leone:     4 cemeteries                      444 graves
-    Singapore:          4 cemeteries                      4,458 graves
-     Society Islands: 1 cemetery                         4 graves
-    Solomon Islands:   1 cemetery                   5 graves
-   South Africa:      591 cemeteries                 8,311 graves
-  Spain:                    19 cemeteries                   108 graves
-   Sri Lanka:             11 cemeteries                   1,653 graves
-    St.  Kitts &; Nevis:     1 cemetery        2 graves
-    St. Helena:         2 cemeteries                      21 graves
-    St. Lucia:              1 cemetery                         44 graves
-    St. Vincent:        5 cemeteries                      18 graves
-     Sudan:                  1 cemetery                         395 graves
-     Sweden:              11 cemeteries                   149 graves
-    Switzerland:       1 cemetery                         136 graves
-    Syria:                  2 cemeteries                      1,274 graves
-   Tanzania:             12 cemeteries                   3,271 graves
-   Thailand:              2 cemeteries                      6,323 graves
-     Togo:                     1 cemetery                         1 grave
-     Tonga:                  2 cemeteries                      3 graves
-    Trinidad & Tobago:  1 cemetery         105 graves
-   Tunisia:                 11 cemeteries                   7,750 graves
-  Turkey:                 37 cemeteries                   9,487 graves
-   Uganda:               10 cemeteries                   373 graves
-  Ukraine:               1 cemetery                         1 grave
-   United Kingdom:   12,359 cemeteries     171,027 graves
-   United States:   471 cemeteries                 992 graves
-   Uruguay:             1 cemetery                         8 grave
-  Venezuela:         1 cemetery                         1 grave
-   Yemen:            1 cemetery                         296 graves
-    Zambia:              1 cemetery                         70 graves
-   Zimbabwe:         21 cemeteries                   542 graves

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