Madras war cemetery, Chennai
Madras war cemetery was established by the commonwealth war graves commission who fought under the British during World War II.
Established in 1952 by the Imperial War Graves Commission, Madras War Cemetery was built to honour the lives of all those men and women who sacrificed their lives in World War II. It is home to almost 856 Common wealth burials of the Second World War.
People from many different nationalities like UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, West Africa and India are buried here. Located on the Mount Poonamalle road, the cemetery is just 5 kilometres from the airport and a kilometre away from Saint Thomas Mount. Though a restricted area, those who prefer silence or are history buffs would love to pay a visit to this place.
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Exploring Chennai |Madras War cemetery | World War 1 & 2 Memorial
Madras War Cemetery is a war cemetery and a memorial in Ramapuram Chennai,Tamil Nadu- India, created in 1952 to receive World War graves from many civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured.
The cemetery is spread over an area of 3 acres and contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. It was established in 1952 by the Imperial War Graves Commission, now known as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission(CWGC), to pay tribute to the men and women of the Commonwealth nations who sacrificed their lives in World War II. It is now maintained by the CWGC in partnership with Government of India. The cemetery is given to the CWGC under perpetual lease by the Defence Ministry.
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Madras War Cemetery is one of my favourite places to go to in Chennai, so well maintained and just sitting here gives you good vibes.. Great for taking photos as well just remember to be respectful..
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சாம்ராஜ்ய யுத்தக் கல்லறைகள் - Madras War cemetery
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Madras War Cemetery in Nandambakkam, Chennai
Madras war cemetry was created to receive Second World War graves from many civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured.
The cemetery contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
The MADRAS 1914-1918 MEMORIAL is situated at the rear of the cemetery. It bears the names of more than 1,000 servicemen who died during the First World War who lie in many civil and cantonment cemeteries in various parts of India where it is not possible to maintain their graves in perpetuity.
Established in 1952 by the Imperial War Graves Commission, Madras War Cemetery was built to honour the lives of all those men and women who sacrificed their lives in World War II. It is home to almost 856 Common wealth burials of the Second World War.
People from many different nationalities like UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, West Africa and India are buried here. Located on the Mount Poonamalle road, the cemetery is just 5 kilometres from the airport and a kilometre away from Saint Thomas Mount. Though a restricted area, those who prefer silence or are history buffs would love to pay a visit to this place.
The soldiers whose names are honoured here served and died during the 1914-1918 war and are buried elsewhere in India”
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Where is Madras War Memorial - St.Thomas Mount - Chennai India
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How souls rest in Peace | A trip to Chennai/Madras war cemetery
Madras War Cemetery is a war cemetery and a memorial in Nandambakkam, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, created to receive Second World War graves from many civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured.
The cemetery is spread over an area of 2.75 acres and contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. It was established in 1952 by the Imperial War Graves Commission, now known as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), to pay tribute to the men and women of the Commonwealth nations who sacrificed their lives in World War II. It is now maintained by the CWGC in partnership with Government of India. The cemetery is given to the CWGC under perpetual lease by the Defence Ministry.
Madras War Cemetery / Beautiful Memorial || ಬಹಳ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ || ಚೆನ್ನೈ
Madras War Cemetery
Madras War Cemetery is a war cemetery and a memorial in Nandambakkam, Chennai(Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, created to receive Second World War graves from many civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured.
Madras War Cemetery is located on Mount-Poonamallee Road, #Nandambakkam, about 5 km from the airport and 1 km from St. Thomas Mount. The cemetery is open to the public.
The cemetery is spread over an area of 2.75 acres[1] and contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. It was established in 1952 by the Imperial War Graves Commission, now known as the #Commonwealth War Graves Commission(CWGC), to pay tribute to the men and women of the Commonwealth nations who sacrificed their lives in World War II. It is now maintained by the CWGC in partnership with Government of India.[2] The cemetery is given to the CWGC under perpetual lease by the Defence Ministry.
The Madras 1914–1918 War Memorial, known as the Madras Memorial of the First World War, is situated at the rear of the cemetery. The memorial is styled on the lines of a Lawn Cemetery. The memorial does not contain any buried dead-bodies, but has plaques with the names of many British soldiers who died in both the World Wars, with the inscription Their name liveth for evermore. It bears the names of more than 1,039 servicemen who died during the First World War and lie in many civil and cantonment cemeteries in various parts of India where it is not possible to maintain their graves in perpetuity.[1]
Commonwealth nationals whose remains were buried include 14 Australians and 5 New Zealanders.
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The Madras War Cemetery
The Cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission which is funded by the nations of the british commonwealth which contribute furnds for the activity. The Cemetery in Chennai has around 860 graves from the second world war , and a memorial to more names from the first world war whose graves are scattered around the country and are not maintained by the CWGC now.
The sound track is 'In the Army Now' by Status Quo. Originally intended to drown out my own 'on-site commentary' (and the accompanying bloopers), I now find the song to be strangely relevant to the video - the only exception being that the words 'Uncle Sam' should have been replaced with 'His Majesty'. The intention of the soundtrack is not to disrespect those who died, or the cause for which they died, but merely to illustrate how youngmen would travel half way across the world to die in godforsaken (or gods own - depending on your viewpoint) places for their country and countrymen.
Madras War Cemetery
The Madras War Cemetery is a little known and even less visited attraction at Chennai (Madras) - which is indeed a great pity, since it is lovingly cared for and meticulously maintained.
This war cemetery resembles a huge acreage of lawn but for the stark contrast between the verdant land and the orderly rows of gravestones that indelibly mark it. Walking through here one actually feels the emotions expressed in words poignant yet all too incomplete, by families that lost their loved ones to the great wars.
Here the gravestones speak if one has ears to listen. Gravestones that speak of lives lost too young, of families torn asunder, of young widows and young ones who lost a parent, of the nobility of defending comrades and country, of supreme sacrifice to protect the highest human values.
The Madras War Cemetery is located on Mount Poonamallee High Road, at Nandambakkam, about 6 kms from Chennai airport and just about a kilometre from St. Thomas Mount. It can be reached easily by road and by suburban rail - the closest railway station is St. Thomas Mount.
Visiting hours at the cemetery are 8am through 6pm all days of the week.
Established in 1952 in homage to the men and women who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II, this cemetery is maintained jointly by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and the Government of India.
The CWGC which was set up almost a century ago in 1917, has the noble mission of ensuring that the over 1.7 million who were killed in the two world wars are not forgotten - they do this by taking care of cemeteries housing the war dead in 154 countries!
Apart from 856 casualties of World War II, this cemetery also lists and commemorates 1039 servicemen who died in various parts of India during World War I (1914-1918). The 1914-1918 memorial is located at the rear of the cemetery.
After entering the cemetery through a cupola that marks the entrance, one's eyes are instantly drawn to the Stone of Remembrance that bears the immortal words Their name liveth forevermore.
Behind and to both sides of the Stone of Remembrance are six plots of gravestones in rows set in neatly trimmed grass with flowering plants or green shrubs gracing the foot of each grave stone.
Each granite or marble gravestone bears the insignia of the corps to which the service man or woman belonged, service rank followed by his/her name, the name of the corps/force served, the date of passing and his/her age when death on the battlefield abruptly cut short a brave life and left only tearful memories of a martyr gone much too soon. This is followed by the epitaph and in a few cases the the relationship of those dedicating it to the fallen soldier.
Beyond this section is the Cross Of Sacrifice - a crucifix set on an octagonal base with a huge bronze sword on its shaft glinting in the harsh sunlight.
Behind the Cross of Sacrifice are three more plots of gravestones. Bringing up the rear of the war cemetery is the Madras 1914-1918 memorial to those who lost their lives in World War I.
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Victory War Memorial - Chennai, ಯುದ್ಧ ಸ್ಮಾರಕದ ಬ್ಯೂಟಿ!
Victory War Memorial, formerly called the Cupid's bow, is a memorial in Chennai, India, originally constructed to commemorate the victory of the Allied Armies during #WorldWar-I (1914–1918) and later became the victory war memorial for World War II(1939–1945), erected in the memory of those from the Madras presidency who lost their lives in the wars.[1] Later addition includes inscriptions of 1948 Kashmir Aggression, 1962 War with China and the #IndoPakistanWar.
The Victory War Memorial is located to the south of Fort St. George and marks the beginning of the 13-km-long Marina beach. It is a circular rock and marble structure built in the area that formerly housed the coastal belfry. Within what was once called Cupid’s Bow stands a flag post with the Tricolour aflutter, and a squat tower that lances the sky. Beyond the red-and-gold pennants that line the path are steps that lead to a plaque replete with the names of men from the Madras Presidency who fell in two World Wars and those that followed Independence. The towering National Flag will be visible over a long distance and would be there throughout the year. The flag is expected to instill a feeling of oneness and patriotism amongst all the citizens and remind them about the supreme sacrifices made by our soldiers in the highest tradition of the Services.The flag mast measuring 30.5 meters in height proudly holds aloft the 20 feet by 30 feet Tricolour which adds to the grandeur of the Victory War Memorial.
Madras war cemetery - சாம்ராஐ்ய யுத்த கல்லறை
Madras war cemetery - சாம்ராஐ்ய யுத்த கல்லறை.Madras War Cemetery is about 5 kilometres from the airport and 14 kilometres from the central railway station. The GST Road (Great Southern Trunk Road) leads from the airport past Trident Hotel to Kathipara roundabout. The way is via Mount Poonamall Road, passing at the foot of St. Thomas Mount. The cemetery can easily be located on the right hand side of the road 1 kilometre from St. Thomas Mount. From Madras Central Railway Station the route is up Mount Road (Anna Salai) and over the bridge which crosses the River Cooum. The route passes St. Mary's Cemetery on Pallawan Road and is via LIC building (Life Insurance Corporation Building) situated on Mount Road, which leads to Anna Flyover and to Kathipara Junction.
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The cemetery is open every day between 08:00am and 18:00pm. Outside of these times, access can be gained via the gate which leads to the resident manager's living quarters within the cemetery.
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MADRAS WAR CEMETERY was created to receive Second World War graves from many civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured. The cemetery contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. The MADRAS 1914-1918 MEMORIAL is situated at the rear of the cemetery. It bears the names of more than 1,000 servicemen who died during the First World War who lie in many civil and cantonment cemeteries in various parts of India where it is not possible to maintain their graves in perpetuity.
War Memorial, Chennai
Victory War Memorial, formerly called the Cupid's bow, is a memorial in Chennai, India, It is a circular rock and marble structure built in the area that formerly housed the coastal belfry. By Chirping 2 Media Productions.
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Madras day 2019 - the town which challenged madras - the story of sadras - chennai day special
Madras day 2019 - the town which challenged madras - the story of sadras
as we celebrate Madras Day or chennai day , we trace a forgotten history of A port town which challenged the near existence of Madras, located 70 km from chennai, in between mahabalipuram and Kalpakkam, the sleepy fisherman village sadurangapattinam ( named by duch as sadras ) was once busy port town which exported mainly in muslin, edible oils and pearls. And so in 1648, the Dutch began a factory at Sadras and exported large quantities of muslin. Soon a fort was built around the factory and a Dutch settlement came up there.
Inside the fort is an inner wall and to one side is an old Dutch cemetery. The 19 graves here date between 1670 and 1790. At the end of the cemetery is a secret chamber built at ground level that is now closed. Outside the cemetery are ruins of many rooms and in one particular ruin is a tile engraved with the aadu-puli aatam that the Dutch were apparently fond of. It is said that the local Tamils taught them to play the game.
The warehouses of Sadras are mostly intact, with ample evidence of their engineering skills. The pillars that run its length outside were rainwater collection pipes and recent excavations unearthed an extensive underground drainage system. There are dining rooms and dancing halls that are mostly in ruins. There is also the remnants of an inner fort wall and another arched structure with steps to the side which was supposedly an elephant mount since Asia in the Making of Europe: A Century of Advance: South Asia, by Donald Frederick Lach says that the Dutch, like the native rulers, trained elephants for their armies by teaching them not to panic at the sound of gunfire.
In the 1670s, the Dutch invaded San Thome. Vestiges of Old Madras by H.D. Love explains that when they first arrived in 1673 it wasn’t seen as a threat. They came again from Sadras and Pulicat. “News arrived that 500 Hollanders had landed at Sadras and were marching on San Thome, and that Rijklof van Goens was bringing another force from Pulicat. On the 11th September, the Netherlanders were established on the site of the former Moslem camp, and two days later 500 to 600 Dutch, supported by Moorish cavalry, threatened the town.” Three days later, they set up camp at the Triplicane temple. A few months later San Thome fell.
When the British East India Company discovered Sadras, there was commercial conflict between the Dutch and English. After the Battle of Sadras in the 1780s, the British mapped out the fort and captured it in 1796. They destroyed it by continuously bombing it from sea. Through a treaty, the Dutch were able to acquire the demolished fort in 1818 and rebuild it. But in 1854, the British took over it again and ended the rule of the Dutch in the Coromandel Coast.
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யுத்தத்தில் ஏற்படும் மரணம் என்பது தியாகம் நிறைந்ததாகப் போற்றப்படுகிறது. அதிலும் ஆங்கிலேயர்கள் தாங்கள் நடத்திய போரில் தங்களுக்காக போர் புரிந்து உயிர்விட்ட வீரர்களை தனியாக கல்லறை அமைத்து அதை சிறப்பாக பராமரித்து வருகிறார்கள். அவர்களை ஆட்சி செய்த நாடுகளில் இப்படிப்பட்ட கல்லறைகளை நிறைய வைத்திருக்கிறார்கள். சென்னையில் அப்படியொரு கல்லறை இருப்பது பலருக்கும் தெரியாது. அத்தகைய கல்லறையைப் பற்றி விரிவாக அலசுகிறது இந்தக் காணொளி.
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