Delhi War Cemetery

3rd in the series of ‘Things to do & see in Delhi before you die.

Deserted and lonely un-guarded entrance

How to reach there :

Proceed to Delhi Cantonment by taking the Ring Road in the direction of Naraina from Dhaula Kuan multi-level crossing and continue for 3 km to reach Brar Square traffic junction. There are roadside boards on both sides of this junction. Take a right turn over the railway crossing and after approximately 1km, you will find the cemetery on the right hand side of the road. Do not expect any one , not even a guard at this cemetery. Its totally deserted and a lonely place. Only crisp sound of birds will welcome you. And don’t surprised in case you find Love Birds too in the cemetery. The gates are permanently locked. So you have to jump over to get inside. Don’t’ forget to remove your shoes before you step in on well maintained grassy lawn as a respect to brave soldiers. And remember, this place is not a picnic spot.

Historical Information:

Delhi War Cemetery was created in 1951 when graves from many cemeteries in northern India were moved into the site to ensure their permanent maintenance. Among them are graves from cantonment cemeteries in Allahabad, Kanpur, Dehra Dun and Lucknow. There are now 1,022 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War buried, or commemorated by special memorial, in this cemetery together with a number of war graves of other nationalities, mostly Dutch.

In 1966, 99 First World War burials were also moved into the cemetery from Nicholson Cemetery, Kashmir Gate, Delhi. This War Cemetery also contains the DELHI 1914-18 MEMORIAL, commemorating 153 casualties buried in Meerut Cantonment Cemetery where their graves could no longer be maintained.

More than 25,000 servicemen of the forces of undivided India died during the Second World War in non-operational zones.

7 comments on “Delhi War Cemetery”

Search for Commonwealth War Graves Commission, there is an office at the side entrance of the War Memorial. http://www.cwgc.org/ this cemetery details are given on the official site. The cemetery is looked after by the CWGC

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are you sure there is no guard there. i have read in a few other websites about guards at the cemetery entrance. i would love to visit this place, but only if this is totally abandoned.

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VS

May 23, 2013 @ 5:15 am

When I visited there it was deserted and a lonely place, dont know about current scenario.

Thanks for visiting my blog, hope you like it.

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- Sam
  
  May 23, 2013 @ 7:29 am
  
  at what time did you visit it? was it night time or day time?
  
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- VS
  
  May 23, 2013 @ 8:11 am
  
  it way late evening, during sunset
  
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i love your blog by the way. is there any cemetery that you have visited recently and which is totally abandoned and unguarded, for like a 100%, because i am planning to visit the city in a few weeks and i want to spend a night in a cemetery but i don’t want to get myself into any trouble cause of a guard or other neighborhood. i just need some place quite and dark, and totally abandoned from human population.

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