Basra War Cemetery

The Basra War Cemetery is a military cemetery in Basra, Iraq, built for soldiers killed during the Mesopotamian campaign in the First World War. It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1]

Those buried at the cemetery include Victoria Cross recipient George Godfrey Massy Wheeler, and Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk.

See also

References

  1. ↑ BASRA WAR CEMETERY. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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