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Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial

American Battle Monuments CommissionBuildings and structures in SurreyMonuments and memorials in SurreyUnited Kingdom–United States military relationsWorld War I cemeteries in the United Kingdom
World War I memorials in the United Kingdom
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Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. Located approximately 28 miles (45 km) southwest of London, Brookwood American Cemetery contains the graves of 468 American war dead, including the graves of 41 unknown servicemen, from World War I.Maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the cemetery of 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) lies to the west of the civilian Brookwood Cemetery, built by the London Necropolis Company and opened in 1854. The American cemetery is flanked by the much larger Brookwood Military Cemetery, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which contains more than 5,000 war dead from the two world wars.

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Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial
Lincoln Avenue,

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Lincoln Avenue
GU24 0AB
England, United Kingdom
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