Sai Wan War Cemetery CWGC (Hong Kong)

China / Hongkong / Xigong / Hong Kong / Cape Collinson Road
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, war cemetery
Last resting place for 1,528 casualties of World War II. 444 of the burials are unidentified. In addition, there are special memorials to 16 World War II casualties buried in Kowloon whose graves were lost. There are also 77 war graves of other nationalities from this period, the majority of them Dutch. The cemetery also contains special memorials to 12 World War I casualties buried in Kowloon whose graves have since been lost.

www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2000...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Wan_War_Cemetery
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Coordinates:   22°15'34"N   114°14'4"E

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  • Sai Wan War Cemetery is in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong, in the Chai Wan area, about 11 kilometres from the centre of Victoria. At the entrance to the cemetery on Cape Collinson Road stands the memorial to those who died in Hong Kong and have no known grave.
  • CWGC stands for Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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