Ibadan Military Cemetery

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Ibadan Military Cemetery
Ibadan Military Cemetery
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Location
Jericho district of Ibadan
CountryNigeria
Coordinates 7°23′49.88″N3°51′52.49″E / 7.3971889°N 3.8645806°E / 7.3971889; 3.8645806

Ibadan Military Cemetery is situated in the Jericho district of Ibadan, Nigeria. [1] Many burials are from the Second World War [2]

The graveyard has the cross of sacrifice at the centre, with 8 denominational plots where the graves are distributed. [3]

According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)], the cemetery contains the graves of 137 Commonwealth victims of Second World War, 8 Foreign National burials and 17 non-world war burials. [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/cem&cemetery=2037200 [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "South Africa War Graves Project".
  3. 1 2 "Cemetery Details | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.


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