Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Portugal) explained

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Country:Portugal
Commemorates:the unknown war dead, wherever they fell
Unveiled:6 April 1921
Total Burials:2
Nearest Town:Leiria

The Portuguese Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (pt: Túmulo do Soldado Desconhecido) is located in the Sala do Capitulo at the Monastery of Batalha, near Leiria.[1]

It holds the bodies of two soldiers of World War I – one from the battlefields of Flanders, and one from the African theatre – who were buried there on 6 April 1921.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória (Monastery of Batalha) . 22 December 2017.
  2. Web site: The Unknown Soldier . 22 December 2017.