Argentine Military Cemetery
The Argentine Military Cemetery, Spanish: Cementerio de Darwin (Darwin Cemetery), is a military cemetery on East Falkland that holds the remains of 236 Argentine combatants killed during the 1982 Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas). It is located at Fish Creek to the east of the Darwin Settlement the location of the Battle of Goose Green. There is a replica of the cemetery at Berazategui in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
| The Argentine Military Cemetery on East Falkland | |
|---|---|
| Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) | |
The Argentine Military Cemetery, on East Falkland Spanish: Cementerio de Darwin | |
| For Argentine forces | |
| Established | 1983 |
| Location | 51°47′49″S 58°56′26″W East Falkland near |
| Total burials | 236 |
Unknowns | 10 |
| Commemorated | 649 |
| Burials by nation | |
* Argentina – 236 | |
| Burials by war | |
* Falklands War – 236 | |
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