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Jerusalem War Cemetery (World War I)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “british cemetery in jerusalem”. Today it says “commonwealth war graves commission cemetery in jerusalem for fallen servicemen of the commonwealth in the world”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Other related cemeteries in Jerusalem”.
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Jerusalem British Military Cemetery Cross in center of Cemetery Chapel of Jerusalem British Military Cemetery Dedication to Missing Soldiers Entrance to chapel of Jerusalem British Military Cemetery View of Old City of Jerusalem from cemetery View of Western half of cemetery Looking East in Jerusalem British Military Cemetery Graves of Jewish Commonwealth Dead Graves of four German soldiers Grave of a Turkish soldier Jerusalem British War Cemetery is a British cemetery in Jerusalem (Jerusalem War Cemetery) for fallen servicemen of the British Commonwealth in the World War I in Palestine.1 The Jerusalem War Cemetery is located on Mount Scopus next to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem campus and 4.5 km north of the Old City of Jerusalem.2 It now contains the graves of 2,515 Commonwealth service personnel (including 100 unidentified), a number of whom were removed from at least seven other cemeteries in the area where they could not be maintained. A small Jewish section is near Plot 'N'. Units from Australia , New Zealand , India , Egypt , South Africa and the British West Indies are also represented besides those of the United Kingdom. A small number of German and Turkish dead also are buried at the cemetery. The cemetery also contains the Jerusalem Memorial to 3,300 Commonwealth service personnel who died on operations in the same war in Egypt and Palestine and have no known grave. Its architect was John James Burnet and the sculptor Gilbert Bayes . It was unveiled on 7 May 1927 by Lord Allenby , who had been British commander-in-chief in the Middle East. The Memorial incorporates a chapel with a mosaic floor that was designed by Robert Anning Bell . Notable commemoratees include New Zealand rugby international Trooper Eric Harper .3

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british cemetery in jerusalem

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commonwealth war graves commission cemetery in jerusalem for fallen servicemen of the commonwealth in the world

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  • Other related cemeteries in Jerusalem
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