Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial

• Country Egypt
• Total identified casualties 613 Find these casualties
• Identified casualties from First World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 30.07795, Longitude: 31.32924

Location information

Heliopolis, a major suburb of Cairo, lies 10 kilometres to the north-east of the main city centre, approximately 6 kilometres from the airport. Heliopolis War Cemetery is situated opposite College of Girls, Ain Shams University on Nabil el Wakkard Street, and access to the cemetery is from this street.

Visiting information

PARKING

There is a car park at the cemetery with space for up to eight vehicles.

The surface of the car park is firm and level and access into the cemetery from the car park is approximately three metres.

ACCESS, LAYOUT & MAIN ENTRANCE

At the main entrance to the cemetery a single step leads to a double gate, approximately 2 metres wide, covered by a shaded pergola, where the Register Box is located. There are three stone steps which lead up to the Stone of Remembrance, surrounded by a level paved area. There are three steps down from the paved area into the cemetery from several locations. All the paths inside the cemetery are firm and level, all paths inside the cemetery are grass.

The centre of the cemetery is marked with the Cross of Sacrifice. To the left and right of the Cross are stone seat features incorporated into the hedges. On the opposite side of the cemetery is a shelter and a second seating area.

The relocated Aden Memorial are at the furthest point from the entrance (back of the cemetery). At the main entrance on the left and right of the pergolas are the relocated Port Tewfik Memorial name panels inside the entrance building.

ALTERNATIVE ACCESS

There is a service entrance from the main car park leading to a step free access point. It is possible for visitors who require step free access to use this entrance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Heliopolis War Cemetery is closed and locked outside gardeners working hours.

Opening Hours for the cemetery are as follows:

Saturday to Thursday - 0700 hrs to 1430 hrs

Friday - Closed

History information

The HELIOPOLIS (ADEN) MEMORIAL commemorates more than 600 men of the Commonwealth forces who died in the defence of Aden during the First World War and who have no known grave. The panels bearing the names, erected in the pavilions to the rear of Heliopolis War Cemetery, replace the original memorial, sited at Steamer Point, Aden which was demolished, as a result of port reconstruction work, in 1967.

The pavilions at the entrance to the cemetery house the HELIOPOLIS (PORT TEWFIK) MEMORIAL to almost 4,000 men who served and died with the Indian Army during the First World War in Egypt and Palestine, and who have no known grave. The panels bearing the names were unveiled by the Indian Ambassador to Egypt in October 1980. The memorial was created to replace the original memorial at Port Tewfik, which existed at the South end of the Suez Canal. It suffered severe damage during the Israeli-Egyptian conflict of 1967-1973 and was eventually demolished.

HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY contains more than 1,700 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War and a number of war graves of other nationalities.