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Cheras War Cemetery

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Established
  
1946

Cheras War Cemetery

Location
  
Total burials
  
156 war dead, plus >600 non-war dead

Address
  
1, Jalan Kuari, Taman Pertama, 55300 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Similar
  
Cheras Christian Cemetery, Kwong Tong Cemetery, Nirvana Memorial Center

Sarawak rangers grave in cheras war cemetery


The Cheras War Cemetery (Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Perang Cheras) is the final resting place for Allied personnel who were killed during World War II, particularly the Malayan Campaign and the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Servicemen who died after the war or during their posting in northern Malaya prior to the Malayan Emergency are also interred here. The cemetery is located near Cheras Christian Cemetery, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was erected and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Notable burials

  • Sir Henry Gurney – British High Commissioner in Malaya
  • Remains of the Royal Air Force personnel in the RAF Dakota C4 crash at Gua Musang, Kelantan on 25 August 1950 (Relocated on 15 March 2012)
  • Remains of the Royal Air Force personnel in the RAF B-24 Liberator KL654/R crash at Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan on August 1945 (Relocated on 18 October 2012)
  • References

    Cheras War Cemetery Wikipedia


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