Taiping War Cemetery

Taiping War Cemetery

Infobox Military Cemetery
name= Taiping War Cemetery
body= Commonwealth War Graves Commission


use_dates= 1939-1945
established= 1946
designer=
coordinates=
nearest_town= Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
total= Over 850
unknowns= Over 500
by_country=Specific figures are not available
by_war=
World War II: Over 850
source= [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2004200&mode=1 Commonwealth War Graves Commission]

Taiping War Cemetery (Malay : "Tanah Perkuburan Perang Taiping") is a notable war graveyard during World War II.Located in Bukit Larut "(formally Maxwell's Hill)", Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Many soldiers, including Royal Malay Regiment, Gurkha, British and Australian troops, were killed during Japanese Invasion of Malaya. This graveyard was erected by Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

See also

*Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
*Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan

External links

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