War Graves
As at August 2012, Rookwood Necropolis contains the graves of a total 679 Commonwealth service personnel that are registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, over 400 from World War I and over 260 from World War II, besides 3 Dutch war graves. The Commission also record 132 Commonwealth service personnel of World War II were cremated at Rookwood Crematorium.
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Famous quotes containing the words war and/or graves:
“We make war that we may live in peace.”
—Aristotle (384–322 B.C.)
“There’s a cool web of language winds us in,
Retreat from too much joy or too much fear.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)