5-482: Western Cemetery may refer to: Vestre gravlund , Western Cemetery (Portland, Maine) Western Cemetery (Cardiff) Western Cemetery (Cheshunt) Western Cemetery (Dundee) Western Cemetery, Kingston upon Hull Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Western Cemetery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-632: The Frogner borough of Oslo , Norway . It is located next to the Borgen metro station . At 60 acres (0.24 km ), it is the largest cemetery in Norway. It was inaugurated in September 1902 and also contains a crematorium ( Vestre krematorium ) and chapel ( Gravkapellet ). The grave chapel was constructed in granite and clay stone and was designed by architect Alfred Christian Dahl (1857–1940). It
15-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_Cemetery&oldid=971689189 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vestre gravlund Vestre Gravlund is a cemetery in
20-619: The others were killed in air crashes during Allied landings, 43 lives being lost on Liberation Day alone (10 May 1945). The Cross of Sacrifice monument was unveiled during November 1949. The presiding officer was by General Otto Ruge , who had commanded the Norwegian Army at the time of the German invasion in April 1940. Opposite to the cross the citizens of Oslo erected a memorial to Commonwealth servicemen who died on Norwegian soil during
25-537: Was built in 1900 and consecrated in 1902. In the foundation wall, it has stained glass that was designed by artist Oddmund Kristiansen (1920–1997) in 1970. This cemetery is registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as "Oslo Western Civil Cemetery". Plot 60 contains war graves of 101 British Commonwealth service personnel of World War II . Most were airmen shot down raiding the occupied Oslo Airport at Fornebu . Most of
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