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When was Potijze Burial Ground Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery created?
Potijze Burial Ground Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery was created in 1915.
What is a burial mound?
A burial mound is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
How were dead soldiers processed in the Korean war?
Graves Registration dealt with all US military personnel to include removing them from the battle field and shipping them back to the US for burial.
What density of graves is allowed per acre?
At single depth graves, a traditional cemetery holds approximately 1,250 burial plots per acre. This could be doubled if double depth graves were dug.
Where did people get buried when they died in the civil war?
Yes. Most Civil War soldiers were burried in mass graves. These mass graves were simply hastily dug trenches, maybe 4-5 feet deep at the maximum. The dead were then cast into these trenches and covered with soil. Mass graves were typically left unmarked, or if they were marked, very little information was left, basically leaving the dead soldiers as 'anonymous'. Some soldiers had the priveledge of being given a proper burial, but they were in the minority. After a major battle resulting in thousands of deaths, the main objective was not to mark who exactly had died, but to simply dispose of the bodies and move on.
Can the dead BE without a casket?
Many people have been buried without a casket. It happened frequently during wartime. In the Civil War after a battle, burial teams would go to the battle field, dig graves, and place the bodies of dead solders in graves where they lay. Many of those graves were no more than 2 feet deep.
What are the artworks commonly found in the burial sites and graves of the pre-spanish Filipinos?
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What are the artworks commonly found in the burial sites and graves of pre spanish Filipinos?
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When was Commonwealth War Graves Commission created?
Commonwealth War Graves Commission was created in 1917.
Why were there mass graves in the civil war?
Becuse alot of people died at that war so they had to have big graves.
When was The Burial Plot Bidding War created?
The Burial Plot Bidding War was created in 2000.
Where can one find more information about commonwealth war graves?
One can find more information about commonwealth war graves on the 'Commonwealth War Graves Commission' website. One can search their database to find a particular name.
