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This large war cemetery was established by the military authorities in 1942. It contains mainly the graves of those who died in the Concord Military Hospital, either of wounds received in operational areas, or through sickness or accident. The war cemetery was taken over by the Commission in December 1946.
The Sydney War Cemetery contains 732 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the Second World War. Those members of the United Kingdom Forces who are buried in the cemetery died while prisoners of war in Japanese hands and were cremated.
After the war the Army Graves Service arranged for their ashes to be brought by H.M.A.S. Newfoundland to Sydney for interment. Among the war graves is that of one civilian died while in the employment of the Admiralty during the war. There is also one French war grave
Location
| Address: | Memorial Avenue, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, 2141 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.877527 Long: 151.062692 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Cemetery |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1942 |
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Plaque :
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Here are recorded the names of the Officers and men and servicewomen of the British Empire who died during the Second World War and are buried in this Cemetery
