Dutch War Cemetery Ancol

Dutch War Cemetery Ancol
Nederlands Ereveld Ancol
Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Ancol
Dutch War Cemetery Ancol
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Location
CountryIndonesia
Coordinates6°07′07″S 106°51′17″E / 6.118537°S 106.854787°E / -6.118537; 106.854787
TypeWar cemetery
Owned byNetherlands War Graves Foundation
No. of gravesOver 2,000

Dutch War Cemetery Ancol (Indonesian: Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Ancol), also Dutch Field of Honor Ancol (Dutch: Nederlands Ereveld Ancol), is a war cemetery in Ancol, Jakarta, in Indonesia. It is one of two Dutch war cemeteries in Jakarta, the other being Dutch War Cemetery Menteng Pulo in Tebet.[1] The cemetery was inaugurated on 14 September 1946. More than 2,000 victims of the Pacific War are buried here, including 1,328 members of the resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.[2]

  1. ^ Bijsmans, A.C.; Bots-Estourgie, E.H.M.; Neisingh, C.N.J., eds. (2007). "De Oorlogsgravenstichting in 2007". Oorlogsgravenstichting jaarbericht (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ Melis, E.; Toonen, H.; Jaquet, L.G.M. (1996). Verzet contra de Japanse bezetting van Nederlands-Indië in de Tweede Wereldoorlog: de geuzen van het Indisch verzet, 1942–1945 (in Dutch). Landgraaf: Comité Ancol. ISBN 909006172X.

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