Mook War Cemetery is the final resting place of 322 soldiers killed in the
Second World War, situated in the
Dutch municipality of
Mook en Middelaar.
The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission is responsible for the cemetery.
It features a
Cross of Sacrifice
The Cross of Sacrifice is a Commonwealth war memorial designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission). It is present in Commonwealth war cemeteries containing 40 or ...
at the cemetery entrance made of
Portland stone
Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building sto ...
, with a metal sword. A register and a guest book are present.
The 322 burials are from the following countries:
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United Kingdom – 297
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Poland – 11
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Canada – 10
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
– 3
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New Zealand – 1
Nearby Commonwealth War Graves
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Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery
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Jonkerbos War Cemetery
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Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
The Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, more commonly known as the Airborne Cemetery, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Oosterbeek, near Arnhem, the Netherlands. It was established in 1945 and is home to 1764 graves from the Secon ...
References
External links
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World War II memorials in the Netherlands
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in the Netherlands
Cemeteries in the Netherlands
Cemeteries in Limburg (Netherlands)
Mook en Middelaar
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