Known as the Basra War Memorial: a building constructed of stone consisting of ten pillars with a central obelisk.

The Basra Memorial commemorates more than 40,500 members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the operations in Mesopotamia from the Autumn of 1914 to the end of August 1921 and whose graves are not known.

Until 1997 the Basra Memorial was located on the main quay of the naval dockyard at Maqil, on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, about 8 kilometres north of Basra. Because of the sensitivity of the site, the memorial was moved by presidential decree. The move, carried out by the authorities in Iraq, involved a considerable amount of manpower, transport costs and sheer engineering on their part. The memorial has been re-erected in its entirety. The Panel numbers quoted at the end of each entry relate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with.

Due to the political climate it is not possible for the Commission to manage or maintain its cemeteries and memorials in Iraq, therefore alternative arrangements for commemoration have been implemented and a two volume Roll of Honour listing all casualties buried and commemorated in Iraq has been produced. These volumes are on display at the CWGC's Head Office in Maidenhead, London and are available for the public to view.

For further information: www.cwgc.org

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Iraq.

The Office of Australian War Graves advises that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade should be contacted prior to visiting Iraq.

Basra Memorial is located 32 kilometres along the road to Nasiriyah, in the middle of what was a major battleground during the first Gulf War.