Commonwealth War Cemetery
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The Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein is a major military burial ground in Egypt commemorating Allied soldiers, primarily from Commonwealth nations, who died in the North African campaigns of World War II.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
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military cemetery → war cemetery → |
| access |
public
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| associatedWithEvent |
First Battle of El Alamein
NERFINISHED
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Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED → |
| burialOf |
Australian soldiers
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British soldiers → Canadian soldiers → French soldiers → Greek soldiers → Indian soldiers → New Zealand soldiers → Polish soldiers → South African soldiers → other Commonwealth forces → |
| commemorates |
Allied soldiers
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Commonwealth military personnel → World War II dead → |
| conflict |
North African campaign
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Western Desert campaign → World War II → |
| country |
Egypt
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| designedToCommemorate |
soldiers with no known grave
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| hasMemorialType |
cenotaph
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military headstone → |
| hasPart |
Cross of Sacrifice
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El Alamein War Memorial → Stone of Remembrance → |
| heritageDesignation |
Commonwealth war memorial
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| inception |
1954
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| languageOfInscription |
Arabic
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English → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Matrouh Governorate
NERFINISHED
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| location |
El Alamein
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| maintainedBy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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| near |
El Alamein German War Cemetery
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El Alamein Italian War Cemetery → El Alamein War Museum → |
| notableFor |
role in remembrance of the Battle of El Alamein
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| numberOfBurials |
over 7000
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| numberOfCommemoratedMissing |
over 11000
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| ownedBy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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| purpose |
commemoration of war dead
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military burial ground → |
| region |
North Africa
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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El Alamein
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hasCemetery |
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Sidi Rezegh
("Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery")
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hasMilitaryCemeteryNearby |
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German War Cemetery at El Alamein
("Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein")
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hasNearby |
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El Alamein War Museum
("El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery")
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nearbyFeature |
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Edwin Lutyens
("War graves cemeteries for the Imperial War Graves Commission")
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notableWork |