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Ibadan Military Cemetery

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Cemetery in Nigeria
Ibadan Military Cemetery
Details
LocationJericho district of Ibadan
CountryNigeria
Coordinates7°23′49.88″N 3°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. Many burials are from the Second World War

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

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.

References

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


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