Sai Wan War Cemetery

Sai Wan War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong
For Battle of Hong Kong
Unveiled1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Location22°15′34″N 114°14′04″E / 22.25944°N 114.23444°E / 22.25944; 114.23444
near 
Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Designed byColin St Clair Oakes
Total burials1,528
Unknowns
444
Commemorated2,072
Burials by war
Statistics source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Sai Wan War Cemetery
Traditional Chinese西灣國殤紀念墳場
Simplified Chinese西湾国殇纪念坟场
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīwān Guóshāng Jìniàn Fénchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsai1 waan1 gwok3 soeng1 gei2 nim6 fan4 coeng4

Sai Wan War Cemetery is a military cemetery located in Chai Wan, Hong Kong which was built in 1946. The cemetery was created to commemorate soldiers of Hong Kong Garrison who perished during the Second World War. The cemetery also contains 12 World War I burials. A total of 1,528 soldiers, mainly from the Commonwealth, are commemorated here. Most of the remaining burials are located at the Stanley Military Cemetery.