Candi War Cemetery

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Dutch Field of Honor Candi
Nederlands Ereveld Candi
Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Candi
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Candi War Cemetery
Candi War Cemetery
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Location
Semarang, Central Java
Country Indonesia
Coordinates 7°00′23″S110°24′31″E / 7.006265°S 110.408488°E / -7.006265; 110.408488
TypeWar cemetery
Owned byNetherlands War Graves Foundation
No. of gravesOver 1,000

Candi War Cemetery, also Dutch Field of Honor Candi (Dutch : Nederlands Ereveld Candi, Indonesian : Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Candi), is a war cemetery in the hills of Semarang, Central Java in Indonesia. Candi is one of two Dutch war cemeteries in Semarang, the other being Kalibanteng War Cemetery. [1]

The cemetery was constructed by soldiers from the T-Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army who came ashore in Java on 12 March 1946, during the Indonesian National Revolution. Only Dutch servicemen are buried in this cemetery, resting in more than 1,000 graves. Initially, only war dead of the revolution incurred in Central Java were buried at Candi, but they were soon joined by Dutch casualties of the preceding Pacific War. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Bijsmans, A.C.; Bots-Estourgie, E.H.M.; Neisingh, C.N.J., eds. (2007). "De Oorlogsgravenstichting in 2007". Oorlogsgravenstichting jaarbericht (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ereveld Candi". Seputarsemarang.com (in Indonesian). Seputar Semarang. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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