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The Suda Bay War Cemetery is located at the north western
corner of Suda bay on Crete.
The cemetery holds the graves of hundreds of Commonwealth soldiers
the tried to defend Crete against the German invasion in May 1941.
1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or
commemorated in the cemetery - as well as 19 World War I soldiers
and a few other soldiers and civilian from other conflicts.
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One of the "unknown"
World War II graves at the Suda Bay War
Cemetery on Crete.
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Some of the many World
War II graves at the Suda Bay War Cemetery on Crete.
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One of the many World
War II graves at the Suda Bay War Cemetery on Crete. This grave
belongs to Captain T.V. Somerville (Royal Army Medical Corps -
highly decorated) who died on the 23rd of November 1941.
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The entrance to the Suda
Bay War Cemetery on Crete.
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The grave of Captain J. H. Martin
(died on the 17th of January 1891) is one of the oldest graves
at the Suda Bay War Cemetery on
Crete.
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One of the many many
Australian World War II graves at the Suda Bay War Cemetery on
Crete. This grave belongs to Private C. G. Thorbjornsen who was
killed on the 20th of May 1941.
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Photo: euro-t-guide.com - May 2011
Feel free to use the pictures if you want to, but please remember to
refer to "euro-t-guide.com" as the photographer.
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