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The
Mainamati
War
Cemetery,
also
known
as
Kumilla
War
Cemetery,
is
a
war
cemetery
and
a
memorial
in
Kumilla,
which
contains
graves
of
those,
who
sacrificed
their
lives
in
the
Second
World
War
from
the
nearby
areas.
The
cemetery
contains
736
Commonwealth
burials
of
the
war.
It
was
established
and
is
maintained
by
the
Commonwealth
War
Graves
Commission
(CWGC),
to
pay
tribute
to
those
martyrs
of
the
Second
World
War.
The
cemetery
is
located
in
the
Kumilla
Cantonment
area.
Before
the
war,
Mainamati
was
a
hamlet
of
a
few
dozen
huts.
However,
during
the
war,
a
large
military
camp
was
established
over
there.
Several
ordinance
depots
and
a
number
of
military
hospitals,
both
British
and
Indian,
were
in
the
area,
including
Nos.
14
and
150
British
General
Hospitals.
The
majority
of
the
burials
in
the
cemetery
were
from
those
hospitals.
The
Army
Graves
Service
and
the
Commission
further
moved
graves
from
isolated
places
nearby
and
also
some
from
as
far
afield
as
Burma
into
the
cemetery.
They
even
felt
necessary
to
transfer
some
graves
from
small
cemeteries
of
Dhaka,
Faridpur,
Paksay,
Saidpur,
Santahar
and
Sirajganj,
where
they
could
not
be
maintained.
The
cemetery
was
initiated
by
the
Army
and
laid
out
by
the
garrison
engineer.
The
beautiful
cemetery
is
adorned
by
a
small
flat-topped
hill
crowned
with
indigenous
flowers
and
evergreen
trees.
Between
the
entrance
and
this
hill,
the
headstones
of
the
Christian
and
Muslim
graves
lie
in
rows
on
different
sides.
Majestically
a
shelter
looks
over
the
Muslim
graves
to
a
tree-framed
view
of
the
countryside
beyond.
There
are
inscriptions
written
on
each
grave
stating
the
name,
date
of
birth
and
date
of
death
of
the
martyr.
On
a
terrace
about
half-way
up
the
hill,
the
Cross
of
Sacrifice
stands
tall,
facing
the
entrance
welcoming
all
those
who
step
in.
Visitors
are
sure
to
be
enchanted
with
the
picturesque
ambient
of
the
cemetery
and
the
tranquility
it
offers.
How
to
go
-
Kumilla
has
great
transport
and
communication
system.
Travellers
can
go
by
train
or
bus
or
car
from
Dhaka
to
Kumilla.
It
is
97
km
away
from
the
capital.
Travellers
can
take
a
bus
from
bus
stands
at
Kamlapur,
Sayedabad
etc.
After
reaching
the
Kumilla
Sadar
upazila,
travellers
can
take
a
rickshaw
and
come
to
West
Forezpur
to
visit
this
attraction.