Built and established in honor of the soldiers who died in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, the Commonwealth War Cemetery is a well maintained cemetery that is located about six kilometers north of the Trincomalee town. As one of the six war cemeteries in Sri Lanka, the Commonwealth War Cemetery contains the graves of 364 soldiers who lost their lives during the Japanese aerial attacks in the year 1942.Surrounded by a masonry wall with an elegant wrought iron gate at the entrance, the graves in the cemetery cover on hectare of land. All graves are marked with the name of the soldier killed, the national badge, division, name of rank and date of death. The cemetery is maintained by the Sri Lankan Government together with the financial support of the Commonwealth War Commission and is an important place for foreign visitors or more specifically, relatives of the soldiers who visit the Commonwealth War Cemetery to pay their respects.

Trincomalee British War Cemetery (also known as the Trincomalee War Cemetery) is a British military cemetery in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed or died during World War II. The cemetery is located on the Trincomalee - Nilaveli Road, approximately 6km north of the town of Trincomalee, on the eastern side. It is a peaceful site and well maintained.

Nice and calm place to visit. It's perfectly maintained. This is a second world war cemetery of British and some other veterans. The gate is usually closed but not locked. You can enter the premises by opening gate. I was initially confused with that matter. Must visit place in Trincomalee.

It's a peaceful historical site and well maintained. Trincomalee British War Cemetery ( Trincomalee War Cemetery) is a British military cemetery in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the who were killed or died during second World War .Defense on behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There is a sensitive phrases in every headstones, written by their relatives. There are various symbols according to the grade of the officer.

Phis place is known as Trincomalee British War Cemetery too. This is one of the six places in Sri Lanka British and allied dead soilders buried during World War II. This place is well maintained even today.

There are six Commonwealth war cemeteries in Sri Lanka, four in Colombo, one in the hill capital Kandy and one in Trincomalee. Other Commonwealth war casualties rest in Jawatte Muslim Cemetery, Kuppiyawatte Muslim Cemetery, handy Civil Cemetery, George E. De Silva Park in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya Holy Trinity Churchyard. A total of 1,999 Commonwealth war dead are commemorated in the war cemeteries or plots in Sri Lanka. There are two Commonwealth war memorials in Colombo. Liveramentu Cemetery: the first, the Liveramentu Memorial bears the names of 346 Commonwealth service men and one serviceman from the Netherlands; the other, the Cremation Memorial commemorates 165 servicemen of the Hindu faith. The Trincomalee cemetery was originally the Combined Services Cemetery, but was taken over by the Admiralty from the military authorities in April 1948 for use as a permanent naval cemetery. On the withdrawal of United Kingdom Forces from Ceylon it became the property of the Ceylon Government is today maintained by the Ministry of Defense on behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The cemetery records 303 world war II causalities. Save for a few post-war and non-war graves it is purely a war cemetery, and service war graves were transferred to it from Trincomalee (St. Mary) Churchyard; Trincomalee (St. Stephen’s) Cemetery, Kottadi Cemetery, Jaffna; and Vavuiyna Combined Cemetery. A special memorial commemorates a naval man buried in Trincomalee (St. Stephen’s) Cemetery whose grave could not be found. The non-war graves are those of men of the Merchant Navy whose death was not due to war service, and of civilians, of whom some were employees of the Admiralty; while the post-war graves were dependents of servicemen, civilian employees of the Admiralty and dependents of such employees. This cemetery is located on the Trincomalee – Nilaveli Road ( B424) approx 5 km from Trincomalee ( railway station). The visiting hours are 9 AM to 4.30 PM. -Amazing Lanka

This War Cemetery is located about 6km north of Trinco town towards Nilaveli. Established in 1948 for the fallen soldiers of the British Empire during WWII. Beautifully maintained and curated by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Reading the graves stones you come to respect and remember these young soldiers who were part of the casualties in the greatest War modern world has ever known...

This is the cemetery of the British soldiers dies in the 2nd world war. It is very well maintained so far. You can see the names and some description of the soldiers in each of the tombs. Since this is a cemetery pay some respect and be decent. Good to spend 10mins in here on your way to nilaveli.

Trincomalee British War Cemetery (also known as Trincomalee War Cemetery) is a British military cemetery in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed or died during World War II. The cemetery is located on Trincomalee–Nilaveli (A6) Road, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the town of Trincomalee, on the eastern side. It is one of the six Commonwealth war cemeteries in Sri Lanka, and maintained by Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense on behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

We walked to the cemetery to show our respects. It is relatively small but beautifully kept, a gardener was watering and tending to the plants. It was upsetting reading the age of the men who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us.

Trincomalee war cemetery is a British military cemetery in Trincomalee,for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed or died during World War II. It is one of the six Commonwealth war cemeteries in Sri Lanka, and maintained by Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense on behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.😊