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Basra War Cemetery

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The Basra War Cemetery is a military cemetery in Basra, Iraq, built for soldiers killed during the Mesopotamian campaign in the First World War. It was maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission until 2007.[1][2] Those buried at the cemetery include Victoria Cross recipient George Godfrey Massy Wheeler, and Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk.[citation needed]

The Daily Telegraph reported on 10 November 2013 that the cemetery has been completely destroyed, with all 4,000 headstones knocked down and broken by looters and vandals.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Iraq cemetery containing graves of British servicemen is destroyed". the Telegraph. 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ BASRA WAR CEMETERY. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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