Wagga Wagga War Cemetery

Wagga Wagga War Cemetery is a war cemetery that occupies a plot in the Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery located in the Wagga Wagga suburb of Kooringal, Australia. It is in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is maintained by the Office of Australian War Graves.[1]

Wagga Wagga War Cemetery
Wagga Wagga War Cemetery
viewed from Kooringal Road
Details
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates35.14201°S 147.41026°E / -35.14201; 147.41026
TypePublic
Owned byCommonwealth War Graves Commission
No. of graves83
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The cemetery contains 83 graves, 43 airmen and 40 soldiers, 26 of whom died on 21 May 1945 in Australia's largest training accident at the Royal Australian Engineers Training Camp located at the Kapooka Army Base which resulted in Australia's largest military funeral.[2][3][4]

Vandalism

Nineteen headstones at the Wagga Wagga War Cemetery were desecrated by vandals in November 2008. On 1 April 2009 the nineteen headstones were restored at a cost of A$7,500 with A$10,000 reward on offer for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the attack.[5]

References
  1. "Cemetery Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. "War Cemeteries in New South Wales". Department of Veterans' Affairs. Office of Australian War Graves. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. Rushbrook, Peter (2003). "Research in Vocational Education & Training" (PDF). Charles Sturt University. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  4. Stewart, Cameron (23 April 2008). "History 'silent' on wartime Digger tragedy". The Australian. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. Holliday, Rebekah (2 April 2009). "Vandals show 'no respect'". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
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