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Cemetery is located in Pretoria on the corner of WF Nkomo (Former Church Street) and Eskia M'phahlele drive (Former DF Malan Drive). The central part of this historic cemetery is known as The Heroes' Acre. The cemetery is a vast green field filled with tombstones of diverse shapes
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Christian cemetery, the graves are oriented facing east. Trees and shrubbery give the cemetery a calm feel. The silver crosses in The Heroes' Acre are significant and distinctive of the cemetery.
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