Grave Locations - Samoa
OTHER ALLIED UNITS
Total Australian commemorations in Samoa: 2 Other Allied Units
RED - this indicates those cemeteries that have been completed.
BLUE - this indicates those cemeteries that have been offered for completion
BLACK - this indicates those cemeteries that have yet to be completed.
Status Current as of the 3rd June 2007
Cemetery/Memorial
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No.
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Type | Volunteer
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Status
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| Magiagi Cemetery | 2 | WWI | Mr Matt Anderson High Commissioner Australian High Commission Apia, Samoa |
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Cemetery/Memorial Details
MAGIAGI CEMETERY, Samoa
Location:
Magiagi Cemetery, Apia is on the island of Upolu, Western Samoa. It includes a War Graves Plot.
Historical Information:
Western Samoa, consisting of two main and two smaller islands and several islets, was a German possession from 1899 until the 29th August 1914, when Apia was seized by a force from New Zealand. The territory remained in military occupation until 1920, when the Mandate for its administration was granted to New Zealand by the League of Nations. There are 11 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 1 of the 1939-1945 war.
(Information: Courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
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