Yangon War Cemetery (ရန်ကုန်ဓနသဟာရစစ်သင်္ချုင်)
Yangon War Cemetery [FinalTilesGallery id='27'] Yangon war cemetery , a little-known war cemetery is located on Barwanar street, in Sanchaung township, close to the Hantha Waddy roundabout ( 3 min walk from roundabout). The entrance to the cemetery is in a lane facing east along Pyai road near Hanthawaddy bus stop. The small entrance is a little hard to find and there is no signs or indications on the road. The cemetery is firstly dedicated to fallen commonwealth servicemen in World War II and built in May, 1945. There are now 1,381 buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 86 of the burials are unidentified. In 1948, the graves of 36 Commonwealth servicemen who died in Rangoon during the First World War were moved into this cemetery. The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is a peaceful and well maintained memorial garden in busy downtown of Yangon. Reading the letters (Epitaphs) on the tombs made me many feelings and thoughts of the rest families...