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Ibadan Military Cemetery

Coordinates: 7°23′49.88″N 3°51′52.49″E / 7.3971889°N 3.8645806°E / 7.3971889; 3.8645806
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Ibadan Military Cemetery
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Location
Jericho 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.[1] Many burials are from the Second World War[2]

The graveyard has the cross of sacrifice at the centre, with 8 denominational plots where the graves are distributed.[3]

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.[3]

References

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