Ramleh War Cemetery
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Ramleh Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is for personnel of both World Wars and the period of Mandatory Palestine. It is located in the town of Ramla in Israel.
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Ramleh Cemetery | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Used for those deceased 1917–1948 | |
Established | 1917 |
Location | 31°55′47″N 34°53′08″E near |
Total burials | 3,300 (World War I) 1,168 (World War II) 525 (Mandatory Palestine) 892 (non-Commonwealth) |
Unknowns | 964 (World War I) |
Commemorated | 328 (inaccessible cemeteries) |
Burials by nation | |
Commonwealth Soldiers First World War : United Kingdom 1,705 India 479 New Zealand 87 Australia 60 South Africa 6 Canada 1 Commonwealth Soldiers Second World War: Other Soldiers First World War other 34 |
The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by the municipality of Ramla in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Palestine during the war. It is the largest cemetery for Commonwealth forces in Israel.