Jerusalem British War Cemetery

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Jerusalem British War Cemetery is a Commonwealth military burial ground in Jerusalem commemorating soldiers who died in the region during World War I.

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Jerusalem British War Cemetery canonical 3
Jerusalem War Cemetery 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
military cemetery
alsoKnownAs Jerusalem British War Cemetery
surface form: Jerusalem War Cemetery
commemoratesConflict Sinai and Palestine campaign
World War I
country Israel
designedBy Sir John James Burnet
established 1927
hasAccess public
hasFeature Cross of Sacrifice
Jerusalem War Memorial
Stone of Remembrance
terraced layout
hasGravesFromBattle Battle of Jerusalem
Battle of Nebi Samwil
Battle of Gaza
surface form: Third Battle of Gaza
hasGravesOf Australian forces
British West Indies Regiment
Egyptian Labour Corps
Indian Army soldiers
New Zealand forces
Armed Forces of South Africa
surface form: South African forces

British forces
surface form: United Kingdom forces
hasMemorialTo Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave
missing of the Sinai and Palestine campaign
locatedIn Jerusalem
Mount Scopus
maintainedBy Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
near Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
notableFor World War I Commonwealth burials in Jerusalem
formal landscaped terraces on Mount Scopus
numberOfBurials 2514
numberOfIdentifiedBurials 2449
numberOfUnidentifiedBurials 65
operatedBy Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
overlooks Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
partOf Commonwealth war cemeteries in Israel
primaryBurialPeriod 1917
1918
purpose commemoration of Commonwealth war dead
military burial ground
regionServed Mandatory Palestine
surface form: Palestine

Sinai and Palestine campaign
surface form: Sinai and Palestine theatre of war

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Mount Scopus hosts Jerusalem British War Cemetery
Har HaTzofim hasPart Jerusalem British War Cemetery
Har HaTzofim cemetery Jerusalem British War Cemetery
Jerusalem British War Cemetery alsoKnownAs Jerusalem British War Cemetery
this entity surface form: Jerusalem War Cemetery