Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Portugal)
| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | |
|---|---|
| Portugal | |
.jpg) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Monastery of Batalha | |
| For the unknown war dead, wherever they fell | |
| Unveiled | 6 April 1921 |
| Location | 39°39′33.0″N 8°49′31.6″W / 39.659167°N 8.825444°W near |
| Total burials | 2 |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória (Monastery of Batalha)". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "The Unknown Soldier". Retrieved 22 December 2017.