Mortal remains of soldiers Barkat Ali, Bashir Ahmad, Nawaz Khan: Kohima War Cemetery

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Graveyard of the brave soldiers: Barkat Ali, The Rajput Regiment; Bashir Ahmad, Indian Army Ordnance Corps; Nawaz Khan, First Punjab Regiment; Akbar Ali, The Burma Regiment; Adalat Khan, Royal Indian Army Service Corps and many more seen at Kohima War cemetery. Kohima War Cemetery is dedicated to the 10,000 Allied soldiers who lost their lives during the Japanese invasion during the World War-II. The Battle of Kohima had lasted for nearly three months between April 4th and June 22nd 1944, and these brave hearts fighting for the Allied forces had admirably blocked the Japanese invasion right at the border of India. The site used to be the Tennis Court of the Deputy Commissioner and one of the fiercest battles was fought here (Battle of the Tennis Court) before Kohima was captured from the J