The Cheras War Cemetery () is the final resting place for

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personnel who were killed during

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, particularly the

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and the

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. Servicemen who died after the war or during their posting in northern Malaya prior to the

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are also interred here. The cemetery is located near

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, along national highway 1, and was erected and maintained by the

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Notable burials

* Remains of the

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personnel in the RAF Dakota C4 crash at Gua Musang,

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on 25 August 1950 (relocated on 15 March 2012) * Remains of the

personnel in the RAF B-24 Liberator KL654/R crash at the vicinities of

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in August 1945 (relocated on 18 October 2012)

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* * {{Malaysian historical architectures and sites Cemeteries in Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Malaysia 1946 establishments in British Malaya

Notable burials

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