Template:CWGC cemetery
Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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This template is used to provide links to cemetery details in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database at http://www.cwgc.org.
Usage
{{CWGC cemetery|id=|name=|access-date=}}
- id: (required) the number found in the url for the cemetery (see "Examples" below)
- name: (optional) the name of the cemetery
- access-date: (optional) the date the information was retrieved from the website
Examples
The url for Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery is http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/51602
Extract the 51602 and use this number for the |id= parameter, i.e.
{{CWGC cemetery|id=51602}}, which displays as
Other examples using the optional parameters:
{{CWGC cemetery|id=51602|name=Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery}}, which displays as
{{CWGC cemetery|id=51602|name=Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery|access-date=27 March 2026}}, which displays as
- Cemetery details: Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2026.