Ibadan Military Cemetery

Ibadan Military Cemetery is situated in the Jericho district of Ibadan, Nigeria.[1] Many burials are from the Second World War.[2]


The graveyard has the cross of sacrifice at the centre, with 8 denominational plots where the graves are distributed.[3]

According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), the cemetery contains the graves of 137 Commonwealth victims of Second World War, 8 Foreign National burials and 17 non-world war burials.[3]



References
  1. http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/cem&cemetery=2037200
  2. http://www.southafricawargraves.org/lists/nigeria.htm
  3. "Cemetery Details | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

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