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|source=[http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/bk.php ABMC Brookwood web page] | |source=[http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/bk.php ABMC Brookwood web page] | ||
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'''Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial''' is the only American Military Cemetery of | '''Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial''' is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. Located approximately {{convert|28|mi|km}} southwest of London, Brookwood American Cemetery contains the graves of 468 American war dead, including the graves of 41 unknown servicemen, from World War I.<ref>[http://abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/brookwood-american-cemetery Brookwood American Military Cemetery on the AMBC website]</ref> | ||
Maintained by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]], the cemetery of {{convert|4.5|acre}} lies to the west of the civilian [[Brookwood Cemetery]], built by the [[London Necropolis Company]] and opened in 1854. The American cemetery is flanked by the much larger Brookwood Military Cemetery, maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]], which contains more than 5,000 war dead from the two world wars. | Maintained by the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]], the cemetery of {{convert|4.5|acre}} lies to the west of the civilian [[Brookwood Cemetery]], built by the [[London Necropolis Company]] and opened in 1854. The American cemetery is flanked by the much larger Brookwood Military Cemetery, maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]], which contains more than 5,000 war dead from the two world wars. |
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