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Labuan War Cemetery ( ms, Tanah Perkuburan Perang Labuan) is a
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World War II graveyard in Labuan, Malaysia.


The cemetery

Many of the personnel buried in this cemetery, including Indian and
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n troops, were killed during the Japanese invasion of Borneo or the Borneo campaign of 1945. Others were
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in the region, including a number of those who perished on the infamous Sandakan Death Marches, and many hundreds of Allied POWs (mostly British and Australian) who died during their imprisonment by the Japanese at Batu Lintang camp near Kuching were also reburied here. This graveyard was erected by Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Among those buried are Jack Mackey (1922–1945) and
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(1914–1945), each of whom received the Victoria Cross.Australian War Memorial
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Gallery

File:Labuan War Cemetery Opening, 1945.JPG, The opening ceremony on 28 December 1945. File:Labuan War Cemetery, Inspecting Graves.JPG, Grave inspection after the opening ceremony. File:Labuan War Cemetery, Ending Ceremony.JPG, Australian troops leaving the cemetery after the opening ceremony.


See also

* Cheras War Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur *
Taiping War Cemetery The Taiping War Cemetery ( ms, Tanah Perkuburan Perang Taiping) is the final resting place for Allied personnel who were killed during World War II, particularly the Malayan Campaign and the Japanese occupation of Malaya following the British ...
, Taiping * Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore *
Terendak Garrison Cemetery Terendak Camp is a Malaysian Army military base located in Sungai Udang, Central Melaka District, Melaka, Malaysia. It belonged to the Commonwealth of Nations before being handed over to the Malaysian Armed Forces in 1970. It is right next to ...
,
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* * {{Authority control Buildings and structures in Labuan Cemeteries in Malaysia Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Malaysia World War II cemeteries Tourist attractions in Labuan