Sai Wan CWGC Cemetery
Description:
The site includes several memorials, Isolated Burials (ISOBs) of Americans, who were killed while serving with British Forces during the China-Burma-India (CBI) campaign in World War 2, as well as five Americans who died in Japanese captivity in 1942, most while serving in U.S. Forces which were initially based in the Philippines.
Address:
Cape Collison Rd. , , Hong Kong , , , China
Sai Wan War Cemetery is in the north-east of the island of Hong Kong, in the Chai Wan area, about 11 kilometers from the center of Victoria. At the entrance to the cemetery on Cape Collinson Road stands the memorial to those who died in Hong Kong and have no known grave. From it the cemetery slopes down towards the sea. The cemetery is located on Cape Collinson Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island. The Cape Collinson area has many cemeteries. Walking up this narrow one way traffic road, one will pass the Catholic Cemetery situated on the hillside to the left of the road, and the Hong Kong Military Cemetery on the right. Sai Wan War Cemetery is about half way up Cape Collinson Road and faces the Muslim and Buddhist cemeteries.
Map reference (click on pin to see Lat/Long):
22.25886 114.234 Cape Collison Rd.
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