Tehran War Cemetery
Tehran War Cemetery (Persian: گورستان کمیسیون جنگهای مشترکالمنافع) is a war cemetery located in Gholhak Garden in the Iranian capital city of Tehran and located within the British Embassy residential compound and is where over 500 British and Commonwealth soldiers who perished in the First and Second World Wars are buried. The site includes the Tehran Memorial, dedicated to those who have no known grave or whose grave is unmaintained. The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The cemetery also has markers for those who died in Persia and Russia without graves.
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References
- ^ Michael Theodoulou (22 November 2011). "Iran fines British embassy for 'environmental vandalism' in Tehran compound". The National. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Tehran War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Tehran Memorial". Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
