The Peucut Cementery

The “Peucut” cemetery, the name of the Dutch soldiers buried in Banda Aceh, is one of the research materials that will be useful for us to study the situation in Aceh during the Dutch colonial period, through written notes above the graves.

Before the Dutch used the compound as a cemetery for their troops killed in battle throughout Aceh, the complex had earlier been the tombs of prominent Acehnese, there is the tomb of Sultan Iskandar Muda’s son, Meurah Pupok. Peucut derived the nickname of Meurah Pupok is often called Pocut (Children’s Favor) then over time changed to “Peucut”.

In these graves have been buried more than 2,200 Dutch soldiers killed during the Aceh-Dutch War (1873-1933), from ordinary soldiers to Major Generals, from Indonesian tribes, Dutch and other nations, who became Dutch soldiers. Among the graves are still records that can still be read names, rank and year and where they died. Their names are carved so beautifully on the marble that is the gate wall of honor “erepoort” the tomb of the Dutch heroes.

Source: https://tengkuputeh.com/2017/11/15/peucut/
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