Second World War War Graves in Colchester cemetery
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Second World War War Graves in Colchester cemetery
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 23 Jan 2017
There are 114 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 1 of which is unidentified. There are also 267 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war, one being unidentified, eleven Australian graves are together in a group nearby, the remainder being scattered. After the war a Cross of Sacrifice was erected on a site overlooking both the plot and the group of war graves, in honour of all the servicemen buried here. There are also 7 Foreign National burials.
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