Neuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery

The Neuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery in the Hauts-de-Seine département of France is in the western suburbs of Paris, between Paris and La Défense.

View of an alley of the Old Cemetery

The first is called cimetière ancien (Old Cemetery) and is to be found in Neuilly; the second (New Cemetery) is to be found in Nanterre, near La Défense and adjacent to Paris La Défense Arena, but belongs to Neuilly. It is called cimetière nouveau.

Notable interments

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Old Cemetery

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The cemetery contains one Commonwealth war grave, of a British Red Cross Society officer of World War I.[3]

New Cemetery

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The cemetery contains 33 Commonwealth war graves, of 32 service personnel from World War I and one from World War II,[4] as well as an American Legion memorial bearing the names of 250 Americans.

References

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  1. ^ "Cahen d'Anvers Irène – Tombes Sépultures dans les cimetières et autres lieux".
  2. ^ "Villa araucaris".
  3. ^ "Neuilly-Sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery". CWGC. 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Neuilly-Sur-Seine New Communal Cemetery". CWGC. 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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