Grave Locations - The Azores
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Total Australian War Graves in the Azores - 2 Graves
Cemetery/Memorial
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No.
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Volunteer
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Status
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LAJES WAR CEMETERY
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2 |
Anna Marques, Consular Manager & Deborah Bowman, Consul, Australian Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal
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Complete |
LAJES WAR CEMETERY, AZORES
Location:
This cemetery, on the Island of Terceira, is about 1.5 kilometres from the town of Lajes and is some 22.5 kilometres from Angra, the principal town and only port on the island. It is situated in open country and on one side borders the main road from Angra to Lajes.
Historical Information:
Lajes War Cemetery was established during the Second World War, when British Forces were stationed on the island and the aerodrome was used by the British and American Air Forces. Originally it contained both British and American war graves, some of which were moved in from the town cemetery at Angra - but the remains of the American servicemen were ultimately repatriated. Nineteen of the graves are those of the passengers and crew of a Liberator which crashed into the hills when taking off on 14th March, 1945.
(Details: Courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
Please contact the Archive Director for details and photographic requirements
australianwargraves@bigpond.com