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 Basra Memorial, Basra, Basra, Iraq


Latitude: 30.637912028341123, Longitude: 47.4169921875
Basra Memorial

Notes:
Until 1997 the Basra Memorial was located on the main quay of the naval dockyard at Maqil, on the west bank of the Shatt-al-Arab, about 8 kilometres north of Basra. Because of the sensitivity of the site, the Memorial was moved by presidential decree. The move, carried out by the authorities in Iraq, involved a considerable amount of manpower, transport costs and sheer engineering on their part, and the Memorial has been re-erected in its entirety. The Basra Memorial is now located 32 kilometres along the road to Nasiriyah, in the middle of what was a major battleground during the first Gulf War. The Panel Numbers quoted at the end of each entry relate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Memorial photograph from Winkleighheroes.co.uk


Headstones

 Thumb Description Status Location Name (Died/Buried)
WG: Craxford, John William
WG: Craxford, John William

Citation
 
  Panel 42  John William Craxford (d. 11 Mar 1917)
 
WG: Dunkley, John
WG: Dunkley, John

Citation
 
Located  V.O.3  John Alfred Dunkley (d. 3 Jul 1916)
 
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