The Suda Bay War Cemetery is a

military cemetery A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations. Definition The term "war grave" does not only apply to graves: ships sunk during wartime are often considered to be ...

administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at

Souda Bay Souda Bay is a bay and natural harbour near the town of Souda on the northwest coast of the Greece, Greek island of Crete. The bay is about 15 km long and only two to four km wide, and a deep natural harbour. It is formed between the Akr ...

, Crete, Greece. It contains 19 burials from World War I and 731 World War II burials where the body was identified along with another 776 burials of bodies unable to be identified ( Battle of Crete). It was designed by architect Louis de Soissons. Among those buried there are John Pendlebury (1904–1941) and Dudley Perkins (1915–1944).

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Suda Bay War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission * Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Greece Souda Bay Buildings and structures in Chania (regional unit) Cemeteries in Greece World War II memorials in Greece {{Europe-cemetery-stub