Delhi Memorial 1914-1918 / 1939-1945

Delhi 1914-1918 Memorial
This memorial on Delhi War Cemetery commemorates 153 Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in World War I and were buried in Meerut Cantonment Cemetery, which was considered unmaintainable.
In recent years, the original graves were reinstated, but the names will remain on the memorial.

Delhi Memorial 1939-1945
The Delhi Memorial 1939-1945 is standing on the Commonwealth war cemetery Dehli and commemorates 25,866 servicemen of Undived India who died in non-operational zones during the Second World War and were cremated due to religious believes. An identical memorial is standing in Karachi, which commemorates the same victims.

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (1), Commonwealth War Graves Commission (2)