Rawalpindi War Cemetery

{{Short description|Pakistani cemetery}}

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| location = Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

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| graves = 358

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}}Rawalpindi War Cemetery is a cemetery situated on Harley Street in Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Gora Qabristan: Grave shortage of yards |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/677335/gora-qabristan-grave-shortage-of-yards/ |work=The Express Tribune |date=March 1, 2014}}

It is situated in the cantonment area. It is part of the Protestant Cemetery known as Gora Qabrastan (The White Cemetery).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/2021/12/two-facets-of-a-cemetery-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-the-late-lady-diana-had-visited-the-rawalpindi-war-cemetery-officially/ |title=Two facets of a cemetery: Queen Elizabeth II and the late Lady Diana had visited the Rawalpindi War Cemetery officially}} It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The cemetery contains 257 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, connected mainly with the operations on the North-West Frontier. There are also 101 burials from the Second World War.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/92012/Rawalpindi%20War%20Cemetery|title=Rawalpindi War Cemetery|last=|first=|date=|website=Commonwealth War Graves Commission|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-01-29}}

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