Tag:tomb=war_grave
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 tomb = war_grave
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A burial place for one or more members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations. 
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Status: approved
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A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations. It can be a grave for a single person or for several people (in one place).
How to map
Place a node in the middle of the war grave or map the outline of the war grave.
Add historic=tomb + tomb=war_grave and name=*.
Tags used in combination
name=*- the primary name - the most prominent signposted name or the most common name in the local language(s). Don't use a generic term or description.start_date=*- date when feature opened or the construction of the feature finished.heritage=*- specifies whether site, building or static object is registered by an official heritage organisation or indicates the level of protection, where known.historic:civilization=*- for the civilization that created the feature.historic:period=*- for the narrower period within the civilization.historic:era=*- for the narrower era within the period.wikidata=*- the ID of the Wikidata item about the feature.wikipedia=*- a reference to Wikipedia's article about the feature.
wikimedia_commons=*- reference to related Wikimedia Commons' media of the feature (syntax: File:name_of_the_file.xxx or Category:name_of_the_category).image=*- reference to an image of the object.description=*- to provide additional information about the related feature to the end map user which is not already contained in other tags.inscription=*- text which is written on an object.ruins=yes- indicates that a feature is in ruins.
Similar tags
historic=memorial- Small memorials, usually remembering special persons, people who lost their lives in the wars, past events or missing places.- +
memorial=war_memorial- A small memorial (usually memorial panel, cross, pillar, etc.) to celebrate a victory in war, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war. When a war memorial can be better described with another memorial tag, (e.g.memorial=statue,memorial=cross,memorial=cenotaph), use it together withwar_memorial=yes.
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landuse=cemetery- A place where people, or sometimes animals are buried that isn't part of a place of worship.- +
cemetery=war_cemetery- A type of cemetery for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations.
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cemetery=grave- A place dug into the ground for the burial of a corpse, often marked with a gravestone.amenity=grave_yard- A place where people (or sometimes animals) are buried, usually close to a place of worship.