Rawalpindi War Cemetery

Rawalpindi War Cemetery is a cemetery situated on Harley Street in Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]

Rawalpindi War Cemetery
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Location
Coordinates33°34′39″N 73°02′54″E / 33.57754°N 73.04821°E / 33.57754; 73.04821
Typewar cemetery
No. of graves358
Find a GraveRawalpindi War Cemetery

It is situated in the cantonment area. It is part of the Protestant Cemetery known as Gora Qabrastan (The Foreign Cemetery).[3][1] It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1]

The cemetery contains 257 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, connected mainly with the operations on the North-West Frontier. There are also 101 burials from the Second World War.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Rawalpindi War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Gora Qabristan: Grave shortage of yards". The Express Tribune. 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Two facets of a cemetery: Queen Elizabeth II and the late Lady Diana had visited the Rawalpindi War Cemetery officially".