A war grave is a place where war dead are buried. An act of war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan during World War II War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of violent, physical force between combatants or upon civilians. ...

A war grave may contain either a combatant or a civilian. Although the victim does not need to die directly from enemy action, the main reason for calling a grave a war grave is that the death occurred as a result of active service by the victim or by military operations. For example, in the Crimean War more troops died of disease than as a result of enemy action. The increased mobility of troops and accuracy of weapons means friendly fire more of a risk now than in the past. The use of vehicles and aircraft and the need to transport and use dangerous equipment and materials increases the risk of accidental death. Crimean War 1853-6 The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 until 1856. ... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ... Friendly fire or non-hostile fire is United States military parlance for fire from friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces, which is known as enemy fire. In a friendly fire incident, forces or material assets of one side are attacked and damaged in error by those... An accident is something going wrong unexpectedly. ...

A common difference between cemeteries of war graves and those of civilian, peacetime graves is the uniformity of the victims. They generally died during a relatively short period, in a small geographic area and consist of young men often from the few military units involved. Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery or graveyard is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Ancient gravestones mark the position of graves in the parish churchyard at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England Graves are where old people go after Florida. ...

In the U K, sixteen ship wrecks and all underwater military aircraft are also designated war graves, which under the Military Remains Act 1986 imposes restrictions on their exploration and salvage. This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ... For other uses of the word underwater, see Underwater (disambiguation) An underwater scene just beneath the surface Underwater, sometimes shortened as U/W, is a term describing the realm below the surface of water where the water exists in a natural feature (called a body of water) such as an... An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... Salvage is the process of rescuing the hull, equipment or cargo of a shipwreck or abandoned vessel. ...

Rupert Brooke's, The Soldier - "If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field...", is a patriotic poem about possibility of dying abroad during a war. A statue of Rupert Brooke in Rugby Rupert Brooke (August 3, 1887 – April 23, 1915) was an English poet best know for his idealistic poems of First World War. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ...

See also

• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• War memorial
• Burial at sea
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Wreck diving

In World War I, huge numbers of soldiers died without their remains being identified. ... This memorial in England lists the names of soldiers who died in the First World War. ... Burial at Sea for two victims of a Japanese submarine attack on the US aircraft carrier Liscome Bay, November 1943 Burial at sea describes the procedure of disposing of human remains in the ocean. ... The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a joint governmental organisation responsible for marking and maintaining the graves of members of the Commonwealth military forces who died in the two world wars and subsequent wars, to build memorials to those with no known grave, and to keep records of the war... Wreck diving is a type of recreational diving where shipwrecks are explored. ...

Sources

• Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide: Ypres Salient ISBN 0850525519