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Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery
চট্টগ্রাম ওয়ার সিমেট্রি
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Entrance
Used for those deceased
EstablishedAfter World War II (1939-1945)
Location22°21′26″N 91°49′43″E / 22.35730°N 91.82850°E / 22.35730; 91.82850 (Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery)
Badshah Miah Chowdhury Road, Chittagong
Total burials715
Unknowns
17
Burials by nation
  • United Kingdom – 471
  • British Raj – 207
  • Canada – 25
  • Australia – 9
  • New Zealand – 2
  • Netherlands – 1
  • Unknown – 17
Burials by war
World War II
Statistics source: CWGC

The Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery or Chittagong War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

  1. ^ Hossain, Shamsul. "Chittagong War Cemetery". Banglapedia. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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