War Cemeteries overseas
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"If any resting places under heaven are made beautiful by men's hands, these will be, upon which the whole affection of the Empire will lavish its care."
Where the Australians Rest, Department of Defence, Melbourne, 1920.
More than 90,000 Australians never returned from the World Wars. Those who were able to be identified now lie in marked graves in over 78 countries around the world. Every Australian war grave is and always will be cared for in perpetuity by a grateful nation.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Office of Australian War Graves (as its agent) share responsibility of maintaining Australian war graves in close to 800 cemeteries from the First and Second World Wars. Australia, as a member government, also contributes to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in proportion to the number of its war dead (6.05%).
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Belgium | Egypt | France | Germany | Greece | Indonesia | Israel | Japan | Lebanese Republic | Libya | Malaysia | Myanmar | Papua New Guinea | Singapore | Syria | Thailand | Türkiye | United Kingdom
Notes
- The numbers in the following lists include both identified and unidentified remains. The names of all whose remains were never identified are listed on Memorials to the Missing.
- Links in the lists take you to more information about each cemetery, provided on Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Other information
Belgium
- Aeroplane Cemetery, Ieper
208 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Bedford House Cemetery, Ieper
249 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood
564 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle
305 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Hooge Crater Cemetery
513 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinghe
1,131 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper
267 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Mesen
342 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Zonnebeke
292 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Strand Military Cemetery, Comine-Warneton
289 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - The Huts Cemetery, Ieper
243 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke
1,369 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War
Egypt
- Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
511 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
513 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - El Alamein War Cemetery
1,234 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
250 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars
France
- AIF Burial Ground, Flers
417 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
235 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux
522 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord)
398 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais
250 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Bellicourt British Cemetery, Aisne
307 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Borre British Cemetery, Nord
238 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais
310 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
473 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Courcelette British Cemetery, Somme
513 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme
276 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux
296 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
459 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
425 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais
465 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais
428 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs
209 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres
984 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe
401 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
300 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Pas de Calais
182 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War
While this total is under 200, an exception was made given the cemetery's name and preponderance of Australian war dead. - Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul
244 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
517 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle
708 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme
417 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Queant Rd, Buissy
995 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'Armentieres
259 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
353 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
241 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
292 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Somme
699 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
789 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme
228 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck
470 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Vignacourt British Cemetery, Somme
424 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme
779 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais
477 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
321 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Wimereux Communal Cemetery
208 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars
Germany
- Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
228 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Durnbach War Cemetery
281 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve
328 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Rheinberg War Cemetery
240 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Greece and Crete
- East Mudros Military Cemetery
98 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Phaleron War Cemetery
252 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Portianos Military Cemetery
50 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Suda Bay War Cemetery
197 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Indonesia
- Ambon War Cemetery
1,100 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Jakarta War Cemetery
96 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Israel and the Palestinian Territories
- Beersheba War Cemetery
175 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Gaza War Cemetery
263 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Jerusalem War Cemetery
144 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War - Khayat Beach War Cemetery
54 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Ramleh War Cemetery
71 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars
Japan
- Yokohama War Cemetery
280 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Lebanese Republic
- Beirut War Cemetery
269 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars
Libya
- Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma
303 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Tobruk War Cemetery
559 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Malaysia
- Labuan War Cemetery
1,200 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Taiping War Cemetery
10 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Myanmar
- Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
1,348 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Papua New Guinea
- Lae War Cemetery
2,373 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery
3,348 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War - Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery
456 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - History of war cemeteries and the Second World War in Papua New Guinea.
Singapore
- Kranji War Cemetery
1,114 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Syria
- Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery
312 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars
Thailand
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
1,362 Australian burials or cremations from the Second World War
Türkiye
All of Gallipoli
2,848 Australian burials or cremations from the First World War including:
- Beach Cemetery, Anzac — 295
- Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac — 651
- Shell Green Cemetery, Anzac — 408
- Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Anzac — 527
United Kingdom
- Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey
447 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars - Cambridge City Cemetery
273 Australian burials or cremations from the First and Second World Wars
Terendak Military Cemetery, Malaysia
Location
The Terendak Military Cemetery is situated within the Terendak Camp, Malacca. The Camp is located on the West Coast, thirteen miles north of Malacca on the Malacca-Masjid Tanah Road.
The camp at Malacca was built by the governments of Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand during 1957-1959 to house the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade on its move from North Malaysia in 1959-1960.
History
The first units of 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade moved into Terendak Camp in late 1959 and the Camp was fully occupied by mid-1960 (though building carried on until 1964 when the hospital was completed).
From 1963 until 1966, units of 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade were actively engaged in Borneo, particularly in confrontations with Indonesia. Some casualties from this campaign are buried in the cemetery. Some Australian and New Zealand casualties from the Vietnam War were flown to Terendak and buried there.
The remainder of the graves are those of Commonwealth troops and their dependants who died during the Brigade’s occupation of the Camp, plus the remains of some Service personnel which were exhumed from outlying cemeteries and reburied in Terendak.
The Camp was vacated by 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade from November 1969-February 1970 and handed over to the Malaysian Army on 28 March 1970. Terendak Camp is now home to the Malaysian Army’s 3rd Division and 10th Parachute Brigade.
The Terendak Repatriation
On 25 May, 2015 the Australian Government extended an offer of repatriation to the families of all the Australians interred in the Terendak Military Cemetery, Malaysia. The offer was also extended to the one remaining Australian casualty of the Vietnam War interred in the Kranji War Cemetery, military Annex in Singapore.
The Government’s offer acknowledged the request was outside the established repatriation policy and prefaced primarily on issues surrounding the difficulties of access to the Terendak Military Cemetery, i.e. due to the location, approval to access the Terendak military base required prior approval obtained approximately thirty days in advance of any proposed visit.
Australian servicemen returned in the Terendak repatriation
- Private Norman George Allen
- Private Gary Alex Archer
- Lieutenant Robert Graham Birse
- Corporal Robert Walter Bowtell
- Lieutenant David John Brian
- Sergeant Ronald Thomas Carroll
- Private Thomas William Checkley
- Private Christopher Clark
- Warrant Officer Class Two Kevin George Conway
- Private Ronald Eric Field
- Warrant Officer Class Two John Garrigan
- Warrant Officer Class Two Max Powell Hanley MM
- Corporal Reginald Hedley Hillier
- Trooper Tony Holland
- Private Neville Wayne Horne
- Second Lieutenant Alan Douglas Jellie
- Signalman Kenneth Charles Johnson
- Warrant Officer Class Two Ronald Victor Lees
- Corporal John Gregory Stinson Pearce
- Warrant Officer Class Two Thomas Dudley Phillips
- Lance Corporal Thomas Ross
- Lance Corporal Thomas Ruduss
- Corporal Francis John Smith
- Signalman John Darrell Tassell
- Private Mervyn Arthur Frederick Wilson
Visiting the Terendak Military Cemetery
Australians seeking to visit the Terendak Military Cemetery require permission from the Malaysian authorities to do so. This requires the prior submission of a number of documents well in advance. Given notice, visits can be facilitated by the Defence Section at the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur enabled by the very good relationship with the Malaysian Armed Forces.
First contact can be made through the Office of Australian War Graves at wargraves [at] dva.gov.au (wargraves[at]dva[dot]gov[dot]au) to guide the family/visitor through what is required. This contact needs to occur three months prior to a planned visit to ensure that access can be facilitated.
If you are a non-Australian citizen please contact your Embassy or High Commission in Malaysia for assistance with facilitating access to the Terendak Military Cemetery.
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