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Commonwealth War Graves Stanley
(China - Stanley)
Stanley Military Cemetery in Hong Kong contains a large plot with 598 Commonwealth war graves from the Second World War. Of these, 175 are unidentified. The graves are of soldiers who died in prisoner-of-war camps. Some graves still have the original headstone, made of granite by fellow POWs.
The cemetery also contains 96 graves of civilians who died in the Japanese internment camps.
Click for more information on the overview at the bottom of the page.
Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Address and contactinformation
- Address:
- Wong Ma Kok Road
Stanley - WWII grade:
- 100%
- Rating:
- 60%
Where is it?
Nearby (help)
Museum
Point of interest
Monument
- Roll of Honour Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
- Commonwealth Cremation Memorial Sai Wan
- Commonwealth Memorial for Graves in China
Cemetery
Amongst others, the following persons are buried here (Overview)
| Name | Date of death |
|---|---|
| Newnham, Lanceray Arthur | December 18th, 1943 |
