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Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery - Egypt |
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1 officer of the Gloucestershire Regiment is buried in this cemetery |
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Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. Ismailia is a small town on the west side of the Suez Canal. The cemetery was begun in February 1915 following an unsuccessful attack on the town by Turkish forces, and continued to be used for burials from camps and hospitals in and around Ismailia and nearby Moascar. After the Armistice, the cemetery was enlarged when graves were brought in from other cemeteries in the area and from isolated sites. In 1956, the adjoining Indian cemetery was absorbed into the War Memorial Cemetery. There are now 372 Commonwealth casualties of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. |
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Lt John Henry Langdon, MC - 195 Trg Sqn RAF. Seconded to RAF from 2nd Battalion. Accidentally killed whilst flying on 5th June 1918 |
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