ⓘWhat do the D1–D5 confidence tiers mean?›
- D1A single attributed public source (museum, council, Historic England, CWGC, mapping data).
- D2Two or more independent public sources corroborate the same facts.
- D3A named coordinator or local reviewer has confirmed the public-source account.
- D4A named observer has personally visited and documented the site — photographs, inscriptions, condition.
- D5An archive or institution has provided written documentation supporting the entry.
A higher tier means more corroborating evidence, not automatic historical certainty. The Discovery layer does not replace archival verification.
The Cambridge American Cemetery at Madingley, on land given by the University of Cambridge, is the only American Second World War military cemetery in the United Kingdom. Dedicated in 1956 and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission, it holds 3,811 American war dead, while the Wall of the Missing records 5,127 names. Most died in the Battle of the Atlantic and in the strategic air campaign over north-west Europe; among those commemorated are sailors lost escorting the North Atlantic convoys.
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What this page does not claim
- This is a United States military cemetery (administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission), not a Soviet or convoy-specific memorial — North Atlantic convoy losses are among those commemorated.
- Names of individuals commemorated belong on archival surfaces, not this discovery record.
- Endorsement by any named institution; the source is cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- AImperial War Museums — IWM War Memorials Register record for Cambridge American Cemetery, Madingley (US Second World War cemetery; 3,811 graves, 5,127 missing).archived ↗
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