MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY, COMILLA BANGLADESH (Travel Bangladesh) ~ Biloy Mrong

Thursday, June 7, 2018

MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY, COMILLA BANGLADESH (Travel Bangladesh)

By Biloy Mrong June 07, 2018 No comments

Maynamati War Cemetery is located in Comilla, Bangladesh. The Mainamati War Cemetery was originally a cemetery of Indian (then) and British soldiers killed in World War II (1939-1945). Location: Located near Comilla Cantonment, about 7 kilometers away from the city of Comilla, this war cemetery is located. Near the Dhaka → Chittagong highway.

Important information about Maynamati War Cemetery:
It was the funeral of soldiers and army officers who were killed during World War II from 1939 to 1945. According to the data, "45 thousand Commonwealth soldiers died in the war. This cemetery was made in 1943-1944. The cemetery was established by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), from the founding time to the present time, they are managing this cemetery. An annual prayer meeting was held in November every year.

There are 736 graves in this cemetery. Most of these are the deceased soldiers of the hospital at that time. Besides, some bodies were moved from place to place after the war and buried here. There are 3 sailors, 567 soldiers and 166 pilots. A total of 723 deaths were known to be known.

The number of soldiers and army officers written in this cemetery is 357 in Britain, 178 in the Indian subcontinent, 86 in West Africa, 56 from East Afrika, 24 from Japan, 12 in Canada, 12 from Australia, 4 from New Zealand, 3 from Rhodesia, 1 in South Africa, 1 in Myanmar , 1 in Belgium, 1 in Poland, total 736 buried.

Among them, there are 10 people in India, 10 in Myanmar, 2 in Pakistan, 1 in Singapore, 1 in Malaysia, 2 in Thailand, 2 in Thailand, 2 in Chittagong (one in Chittagong, one in Comilla Maynamati) and 27 in the Indian subcontinent. Twenty-two cemeteries were made in eight countries.
The cemetery is run under the supervision of Commonwealth Graves Commission of Commonwealth countries.

Opening time:
7 AM to 11:45 AM
2:00 PM To 4:45 PM