Americans Buried in Commonwealth Cemeteries
From August 1914 to April 1917, America was a neutral country in the First World War. During this time, an estimated 35,000 Americans, or people of foreign birth living in America, volunteered to serve in British and Commonwealth Armed Forces. Four-hundred-sixty-six of these men are buried or commemorated on the Walls of the Missing in Commonwealth War Grave Cemeteries across Belgium. From September 1939 to December 1941, America was again a neutral country in the Second World War. Thousands more Americans or American residents again volunteered to serve in British and Commonwealth Armed Forces during America's period of neutrality. Sixteen of them are buried in Belgium. On Remembrance Day, British and Commonwealth nations commemorate their sacrifice as members of their armed forces. Although they did not serve in an American uniform, they were Americans who fought and died in the same cause as their countrymen. Therefore, each year on American Memorial Day, AOMDA also remembers their sacrifice at ceremonies conducted at the Lijssenthoek Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and the Heverlee Commonweath War Graves Cemetery.
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31st Bn Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regt.)
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Illinois, United States
Jun 10, 1916
VII
C
21

14th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regt.)
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Wyoming, United States
Aug 5, 1916
VII
I
23

New Brunswick Regt.
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California, Verenigde Staten
Oct 16, 1944
IV
D
10
21st Bn. Canadian Infantry (E. Ontario Regt.)
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California, United States
Dec 3, 1916
X
C
21A

3rd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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New York, United States
Apr 13, 1915
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown

29th Bn. Canadian Infantry (British Coumbia Regt.)
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British Columbia, Canada
Nov 6, 1917
IV
C
44

46th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regt.)
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South Dakota, United States
Oct 28, 1917
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown

8th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.)
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Minnesota, United States
Nov 10, 1917
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown