Heliopolis War Cemetery, which includes two relocated memorials - the Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial and the Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial, is a war cemetery & memorial in the Heliopolis district of Cairo in Egypt for Commonwealth (Colonial British Empire) personnel of British Indian Army who died in World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII). Of the 4,000 personals buried or commemorated here, 3727 are Indians - of whom nearly 2000 died in WWI and 1700 died in WWII.[1][2]
"Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial" was relocate here and unveiled by the Indian Ambassador to Egypt in October 1980 after the original memorial at Port Tewfik at the South end of the Suez Canal was demolished due to severe damage during the 1967 Israeli-Egyptian conflict and 1973 Yom Kippur War. It commemorates 4,000 men who served and died with the British Indian Army during the WWI in Egypt and Palestine, and who have no known grave. The panels bearing the names, erected in the entrance pavilions to Heliopolis War Cemetery, were unveiled by the Indian Ambassador to Egypt in October 1980.[3] It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 1,742 Commonwealth casualties of WWII are buried or commemorated there, and it contains 83 war graves of people of other nationalities.[4] This cemetery was designed by Hubert Worthington and the original Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial was designed by Captain Charles Sargeant Jagger MC.[3]
"Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial" was rebuilt here to replace the original memorial at Steamer Point in Aden which was demolished in 1967 due to expansion of Aden Port. It commemorates more than 600 men of the Commonwealth forces who died in the defence of Aden during the WWI and who have no known grave. The panels bearing their names is erected in the pavilions to the rear of Heliopolis War Cemetery.[5]
^"Heliopolis War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^PM Modi in Egypt: What is the Heliopolis Memorial for Indian soldiers who fought in World War 1., Indian Express, 24 June 2023.
^ ab"Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^"Heliopolis War Cemetery". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^"Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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