British Commonwealth War Graves Yokohama


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The British Commonwealth War Graves in Yokohama is classified under the category of 'Museums and Memorials'. It is a memorial cemetery dedicated to War Heroes and POWs who lost their lives during the World War-II. The British Commonwealth War Graves in Yokohama is located in the Hodogaya area, and is positioned centrally in the city of Yokohama. Built in the year 1945, the British Commonwealth War Graves in Yokohama also happens to be the only one of its kind in the country of Japan. The British Commonwealth War Graves in Yokohama was built by the Australian War Graves Group.

The British Commonwealth War Graves in Yokohama is fractioned into 4 parts according to the nationality of the people for whom it is built. The first section is dedicated to the soldiers of Britain and is called "The United Kingdom Section". The second is dedicated to the Australian heroes and is called "The Australian Section". The third section belongs to the Canadians and New Zealanders and hence is called "The Canadian and New Zealand Section". Finally the last section is dedicated to the Indian militia and is called "The Indian Forces 1939-45 Section". In this last section, in addition to the soldiers who served between 1939 and 1945, are the soldiers who also served between 1945 and 1952 in the U.S. -led military operations in Japan. A certain section of the memorial is dedicated to them though none of the information regarding their funerary rites exists.

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