6 Squadron RAF, Ma'Asker & Habbaniya War Cemeteries
Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery - Burial Statistics / Honours
Shown below is a breakdown of the 300 burials at the Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery (Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery), comprising 197 for Royal Air Force personnel, 72 for British Army personnel, 2 for Royal Navy men, 29 civilian RAF contractors who died whilst working in Baghdad and an 8-month-old baby girl. The searchable database also provides the number of deaths by RAF Unit, war-time service summary and honours bestowed on the men who were buried at the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery. Living conditions were extreme in Baghdad during the nineteen-twenties, evidenced by the fact that 19 men died of heatstroke and at least 7 men committed suicide.
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To mention but a few of the statistics contained in the table below, 46 Royal Air Force pilots were buried at Hinaidi, 20 of whom had served with the Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force during WW1 and 19 who had already seen service with the British Army or Royal Navy prior to transferring into the air force. Of the 46 pilots, 4 had already been officially recognised as WW1 fighter 'Aces', 3 as aviation pioneers and between them had received 43 decorations during or immediately after WW1.
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The Squadrons most represented in the number of burials at Ma' Asker Al Raschid were 55 Squadron with 25 graves, 30 Squadron with 18 graves and 6 Squadron with 17 graves.