Knightsbridge War Cemetery

Knightsbridge War Cemetery is a war grave located in Acroma, Libya 25 km (16 mi) west of Tobruk.[1]

It is the resting place of 3,651 Commonwealth servicemen who were killed or died during the fighting in the area during World War II, 2,676 of whom have been identified.[2]

Among those buried there are Victoria Cross holder John Beeley, and fighter aces David Coke, Noel Agazarian and George Goodman.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.australianwargraves.org/countries/libya.php
  2. ↑ http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2008100&mode=1


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