Cumilla, Chattogram
A peaceful Commonwealth war cemetery for soldiers of the Second World War who died in the Burma campaign.
During the Second World War, Cumilla was a key Allied base behind the Burma front, with hospitals and airfields in the area. Soldiers who died here — many of wounds or illness — were buried in this cemetery.
The cemetery is cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Rows of plain headstones on a gentle slope carry the names, regiments and ages of soldiers from Britain, undivided India, Africa and other parts of the Commonwealth, with different faiths marked side by side.
It is a calm, well-kept place, and many visitors find it the most moving stop in Cumilla.
Begin in the cool of the morning and walk slowly along the rows of headstones.
Continue by CNG to Kotbari for the finds from the ancient ridge.
Walk around the excavated monastery next door.
Back to Kandirpar for lunch and rosomalai.
Year-round; November to February is most pleasant, in the morning or late afternoon
By the Cumilla Cantonment, a short CNG or auto-rickshaw ride from Kandirpar. Easy to combine with Shalban Vihara in the same half day.
