Cowra Japanese War Cemetery
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The Cowra Japanese War Cemetery is a burial ground in Cowra, New South Wales, dedicated to Japanese soldiers and civilians who died in Australia during World War II, notably those killed in the 1944 Cowra breakout.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cowra Japanese War Cemetery canonical | 5 |
| Cowra War Cemetery | 4 |
| Japanese War Cemetery Cowra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2933367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery Context triple: [Cowra, hasCemetery, Cowra Japanese War Cemetery]
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Commonwealth War Cemetery
The Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein is a major military burial ground in Egypt commemorating Allied soldiers, primarily from Commonwealth nations, who died in the North African campaigns of World War II.
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Kohima War Cemetery
Kohima War Cemetery is a World War II memorial and burial ground in Kohima, India, commemorating Allied soldiers who died in the Battle of Kohima.
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C.
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier is a national memorial in Canberra honoring all unidentified Australian service members who died in war.
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D.
Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery is one of Tokyo’s largest and most prominent public cemeteries, known for its expansive grounds, historical graves, and tranquil, park-like setting.
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E.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery in Myanmar where many Allied prisoners of war who died building the Burma Railway are buried and commemorated.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery Target entity description: The Cowra Japanese War Cemetery is a burial ground in Cowra, New South Wales, dedicated to Japanese soldiers and civilians who died in Australia during World War II, notably those killed in the 1944 Cowra breakout.
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A.
Commonwealth War Cemetery
The Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein is a major military burial ground in Egypt commemorating Allied soldiers, primarily from Commonwealth nations, who died in the North African campaigns of World War II.
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B.
Kohima War Cemetery
Kohima War Cemetery is a World War II memorial and burial ground in Kohima, India, commemorating Allied soldiers who died in the Battle of Kohima.
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C.
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier is a national memorial in Canberra honoring all unidentified Australian service members who died in war.
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D.
Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery is one of Tokyo’s largest and most prominent public cemeteries, known for its expansive grounds, historical graves, and tranquil, park-like setting.
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E.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery in Myanmar where many Allied prisoners of war who died building the Burma Railway are buried and commemorated.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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military cemetery ⓘ war cemetery ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Office of Australian War Graves
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surface form:
Australian War Graves Commission
Cowra Shire ⓘ
surface form:
Cowra Shire Council
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| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Japanese civilians
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Japanese internees ⓘ Japanese prisoners of war ⓘ Japanese soldiers ⓘ Japanese war dead ⓘ |
| designedBy | Yura Gyozo ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| eventCommemorated |
Cowra breakout
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World War II ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Japanese-style landscaping
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boundary fence ⓘ central memorial ⓘ commemorative plaques ⓘ entrance gate ⓘ landscaped gardens ⓘ lawn graves ⓘ memorial tablets with Japanese inscriptions ⓘ rows of uniform headstones ⓘ shrine-like structures ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf |
Japanese airmen killed in Australia
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Japanese civilians who died in Australia during World War II ⓘ Japanese civilians who died in internment camps in Australia ⓘ Japanese nationals who died in Australia between 1941 and 1947 ⓘ Japanese naval personnel killed in Australia ⓘ Japanese prisoners killed in the Cowra breakout ⓘ Japanese prisoners who died in Australian POW camps ⓘ Japanese soldiers who died in Australia during World War II ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| hasMemorialTo |
Japanese war dead in Australia
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victims of the Cowra breakout ⓘ |
| hasOpeningStatus | open year-round ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
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Cowra ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
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surface form:
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp
Cowra Japanese War Cemetery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cowra War Cemetery
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| locatedOn | Australian mainland ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Australian authorities
ⓘ
Imperial War Graves Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Government of Japan ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre
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Cowra Japanese War Cemetery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cowra War Cemetery
site of former Cowra POW camp ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials |
522
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over 500 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | non-denominational ⓘ |
| significance |
only Japanese war cemetery in Australia
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site of Japanese–Australian war remembrance ⓘ symbol of post-war reconciliation between Japan and Australia ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism site
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war tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Japanese–Australian reconciliation events
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official memorial services ⓘ visits by Australian veterans ⓘ visits by Japanese delegations ⓘ war commemoration ceremonies ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1964 ⓘ |
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Subject: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery Description of subject: The Cowra Japanese War Cemetery is a burial ground in Cowra, New South Wales, dedicated to Japanese soldiers and civilians who died in Australia during World War II, notably those killed in the 1944 Cowra breakout.
Referenced by (10)
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