Kohima War Cemetery (Q19841008)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Kohima War Cemetery is a memorial dedicated to soldiers of the 2nd British Division of the Allied Forces who died in the Second World War at Kohima, the capital of the Indian state of Nagaland in April 1944. The soldiers died on the battleground of Garrison Hill in the tennis court area of the Deputy Commissioner's residence. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which maintains this cemetery among many others in the world, there are 1,420 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War at this cemetery, and a memorial to an additional 917 Hindu and Sikh soldiers who were cremated in accordance with their faith. The memorial was inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir William Slim, then Commander of the 14th Army in Burma.

Summary from हिन्दी / Hindi Wikipedia (hiwiki)

कोहिमा युद्ध कब्रिस्तान, भारतीय राज्य नागालैंड की राजधानी कोहिमा में स्थित एक स्मारक है जो कि अप्रैल 1944 में द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध में मारे गए मित्र देशों के द्वितीय ब्रिटिश डिवीजन के सैनिकों को समर्पित है। इन सैनिकों की मृत्यु उपायुक्त निवास के टेनिस कोर्ट क्षेत्र में स्थित गैरीसन हिल के युद्धक्षेत्र में हुई थी। राष्ट्रमंडल युद्ध कब्र आयोग, जो दुनिया भर में कब्रिस्तानों का रखरखाव करता है, के अनुसार, इस कब्रिस्तान में द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध मे भाग लेने वाले 1420 राष्ट्रमंडल देशों के सैनिकों की कब्रें हैं, इसके साथ ही 917 हिंदू और सिख सैनिकों के स्मारक भी हैं जिनका अंतिम संस्कार उनके धर्मानुसार किया गया था। स्मारक का उद्घाटन बर्मा में 14वीं सेना के तत्कालीन कमांडर फील्ड मार्शल सर विलियम स्लिम ने किया था।

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way: Kohima War Cemetery (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Kohima War Cemetery
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landuse: cemetery
historic: battlefield
wikidata: Q19841008

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war cemetery (Q1241568) tomb=war_grave
war cemetery (Q1707610) cemetery=war_cemetery
cemetery (Q39614) landuse=cemetery, amenity=grave_yard
monument (Q4989906) historic=monument
memorial (Q5003624) historic=memorial
work of art (Q838948) tourism=artwork

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Cemeteries in India landuse=cemetery, amenity=grave_yard
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in India landuse=cemetery, amenity=grave_yard
Indian military memorials and cemeteries amenity=grave_yard, memorial:type=statue, memorial=statue, historic=monument, landuse=cemetery, historic=memorial, tourism
Tourist attractions in Kohima tourism=museum, tourism=attraction
World War II memorials memorial:type=statue, memorial=statue, historic=monument, historic=memorial, tourism