Does anyone know the exact location of Saigon Military Cemetery, my uncle was interred here, before being exhumed and reinterred at Kranji War Cemetery in 1954. Regards Liam.
Does anyone know the exact location of Saigon Military Cemetery, my uncle was interred here, before being exhumed and reinterred at Kranji War Cemetery in 1954. Regards Liam.
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Kew "Discovery" has this : Reference: FO 369/5066 Description: Closure of British war cemetery at Tan Son Hoa, near Saigon Date: 1954 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Former reference in its original department: 1863 Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Or they never looked ! The CWGC record the move of 161 graves was completed from Saigon War Cemetery to Kranji by 31 March 1954. Search Results It was known as Saigon (British) War Cemetery . The CWGC have lots of mentions of it in their Archive and photographs ! View of reinforced concrete cross to 8 and 10 British Prisoner of War Camps within the cemetery . Graves from this cemetery were later concentrated into Kranji War Cemetery. File No ADD 9/1/38 Saigon British War Cemetery, Vietnam (French Indo-China) Which isn`t online Contains photographs of the graves at Saigon just prior to their removal to Kranji War Cemetery in 1954, including photos of the exhumation work and reburial work . Ask them again Kyle
Jo Thanks Kyle, a friend did say they are unhelpful at times. Thanks for the images, do you know the location of the cemetery within Saigon? Are the offline photos for public viewing? Liam
I dont think it was actually in Saigon one of the files from 1950 has a request that the cemetery be located nearer to Saigon itself but this was not possible and the Graves were opened and their occupants flown to Kranji. I have not looked in any great detail but if these files are held by the CWGC they will have the location possibly in the photograph file you ask about ? The file reference is online but the contents are not. Only an appointment (when/if they reopen their office) will reveal the contents,unless you find a helpful soul at the CWGC office (they do exist !) Kyle
Hello Liam, You could (only if you wanted to of course) come at it from another angle too. Should you wish to have a try, give the folks as much information as you can, emphasising that any details they may be able to provide regarding the cemetery site are in relation to the time of occupation by the Japanese during the second world war, and the shared struggle to drive them out. As difficult as things were for the country after the end of the French occupation (and beyond) there may still be some records in Vietnamese archives (an map maybe?). Relations with the West are much better now than they once were, so it may be worth a try. http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page/portal/English/contact Good luck with your quest. Kind regards, always, Jim.