| 词条 | Kandy War Cemetery |
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| name = Kandy War Cemetery | image = Kandy War Cemetery.JPG | imagesize = 260 | caption = Kandy War Cemetery | map_type = Sri Lanka | map_size = 100 | map_caption = Location of British War Cemetery, Kandy | established = | country = Sri Lanka | location = Kandy | coordinates = {{coord|7.281680|80.608291|display=inline}} | type = British military of WWII (closed) | style = | owner = Commonwealth War Graves Commission | size = | graves = 203 (as per [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kandy_War_Grave_3.JPG memorial inscription]) | website = | findagrave = | political = }} The Kandy War Cemetery is a British military cemetery in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed during World War II as well as a soldier who died during World War I.[1] There are 203 buried consisting of: 107 British, 35 East Africans, 26 Sri Lankans, 23 Indians, 6 Canadians, 3 Italians, 1 Frenchman and 2 unidentified persons,[2] Of the 203 dead, 151 were army, 32 were air force, 16 were navy, 2 were unidentified, 1 was merchant navy and 1 was from the national fire service. LocationThe cemetery is located in Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha, approximately {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} from the main road.[3] See also
References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2009501/KANDY%20WAR%20CEMETERY | title=KANDY WAR CEMETERY | publisher=Commonwealth War Graves Commission | accessdate=29 July 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/warcemeteries.htm | title=Commonwealth war cemeteries in Sri Lanka | accessdate=29 July 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/cem?cemetery=2009501 | title=Cemetery Plan – Kandy War Cemetery | publisher=Veterans Affairs Canada | accessdate=29 July 2015}} External links{{Commons}}
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