War grave

A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations.

They generally died during a relatively short period, in a small geographic area and consist of service members from the few military units involved.

[2] It operates through the financial support of six member states (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa).

In addition to soldiers, victims of National Socialism and the GDR also fall under the definition of "war grave".

Brooke is himself buried in a war grave on Skyros in the Aegean Sea, having died while en route to fight in the Gallipoli Campaign.