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Template:Infobox military memorial


{{Infobox military memorial}} may be used to summarize information about a single military memorial, monument or cemetery.

Full syntax

For {{{commemorates}}}
Established{{start date |YYYY |MM |DD}}
Location{{coord |lat |long |display=inline,title}}

Designed by{{{designer}}}
Total burials{{{total_burials}}}
Burials by nation
Burials by war
Statistics source: {{{source}}}
{{Infobox military memorial
| name             = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| body             = 
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| commemorates     = 
| use_dates        = <!--(Do not use if parameter "commemorates" is used)-->
| established      = <!--{{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| unveiled         = 
| location         = 
| nearest_town     = 
| designer         = 
| total_burials    = 
| unknowns         = 
| commemorated     = 
| by_country       = 
| by_war           = 
| inscription      = 
| embedded         = 
| source           = 


Please note:

  • With parameters or values that are not applicable/available or unknown, please use "none" or "unknown" rather than the ambiguous abbreviations "n/a", etc.
  • At least one reliable source citation must accompany each qualitative or subjective judgement, quantity or statistical entry (see WP:MILMOS#CITE).

Parameters whose inclusion is required are listed below in bold italics.

Parameter Description
name Formal name of the memorial.
native_name The name in local language of the area where the memorial is located. If more than one, separate using {{plainlist}}.
native_name_lang The local language's ISO 639-2 code (e.g. "fr" for French). If more than one, use {{lang}} instead.
body The country or other body responsible for administering the memorial (e.g. the Commonwealth War Graves Commission).
image An image of the memorial, supplied in the form image=filename.
image_size The size of the image. The size 236px is the maximum that usually fits within a standard {{Infobox}} without resizing it.
alt Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. One word (such as "photograph") is rarely sufficient. See WP:ALT.
caption An optional caption for the image
commemorates The force, nationality, or other identity of the dead being honored (e.g. "the British of all wars", "the missing of World War I", "the RAF dead of World War II", etc.).
use_dates Period during which the people interred at the cemetery died, given as a en dash-separated pair of numbers (e.g. "1915–18").
This often corresponds to the dates of a particular conflict. Do not use if commemorates above is specified.
established Date when the cemetery was established or first used (use {{start date}}).
unveiled Date when the memorial was unveiled (if established provided, do not use {{start date}}).
coordinates Location of the memorial. For coordinates, use {{coord}} with display=inline,title. Please do not be overly precise.
location Where the location is given as a coordinate pair, the town or place within which the memorial is located.
nearest_town Where the location is given as a coordinate pair and the memorial is not located within a town, the town nearest to the memorial.
designer Person, people or group that designed the memorial.
total_burials Total number of people buried in the memorial's cemetery.
unknowns Number of unidentified individuals buried in the memorial's cemetery.
commemorated Number of individuals without known graves commemorated in the memorial's cemetery.
by_country Breakdown of burials by nation (or, where appropriate, by a region of similar type or size). Usually formatted as a bulleted list.
by_war Breakdown of burials by the war during which those buried were killed. Usually formatted as a bulleted list.
inscription The main inscription on the memorial (if any).
embedded For embedding an embeddable infobox (or sidebar) template such as {{Infobox designation list}} or {{Infobox NRHP}}.
source At least one source for the statistics in the infobox.


Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing
Commonwealth of Nations
Menin Gate.jpg
For missing soldiers of World War I
UnveiledJuly 24, 1927 (1927-07-24)
Location50°51′09″N 02°53′30″E﻿ / ﻿50.85250°N 2.89167°E﻿ / 50.85250; 2.89167
Designed bySir Reginald Blomfield
{{Infobox military memorial
| name         = Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing
| country      = [[Commonwealth of Nations]]
| image        = Menin Gate.jpg
| image_size   = 300px
| caption      = 
| commemorates = missing soldiers of World War I
| unveiled     = {{Start date|1927|07|24}}
| coordinates  = {{Coord|50|51|09|N|02|53|30|E||display=inline}}
| nearest_town = [[Ieper]], [[West Flanders]], Belgium
| designer     = Sir [[Reginald Blomfield]]






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See also