The Cheras Christian Cemetery is the largest Christian Cemetery in
Malaysia
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. The cemetery is located in
Cheras
The Chera dynasty ( or Cēra, ), also known as Keralaputra, from the early historic or the Sangam period in Tamil-speaking southern India, ruled over parts of present-day states Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Cheras, known as one of the mu-ventar ...
,
Kuala Lumpur
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and was opened in 1900.
The cemetery has a capacity of 22,000 burial plots, all of which were full by January 2012.
The
Cheras War Cemetery is located nearby.
Notable burials
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Sir Henry Gurney – British High Commissioner in Malaya.
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Samantha Schubert – Miss Malaysia World 1991
* George Abraham – former RTM producer, newsreader and radio presenter
Issues
Insufficient burial space
As of 2015, the 22,500 burial plots have been taken up due to high demands from the community and the allocated space by the management failed to meet all the burial requests.
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Records management problem
Cases was reported in 2012, whereby a family which had bought their plots next to their father's grave, was shocked to discover a newly-laid tombstone on their plots.
References
External links
CWGC: Cheras Road Christian Cemetery
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* {{Find a Grave cemetery, 2220897, Cheras Road Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery
1900 establishments in British Malaya
Cemeteries in Kuala Lumpur
Anglican cemeteries in Asia
Roman Catholic cemeteries
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Malaysia