Kohima War Cemetery
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A memorial on Garrison Hill to the soldiers who died in the Battle of Kohima in 1944 during the Second World War.
MemorialKohimaBest time to visit: October to May
Highlights
- Terraced lawns with rows of headstones
- The site of the tennis court where some of the fiercest fighting took place
- The Kohima Epitaph: ‘When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today’
Significance
In April–June 1944, troops of the Allied forces held Kohima against the Japanese advance. The cemetery is kept by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.