▁completed ▁its ▁program ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁c em eter ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁began ▁and ▁the ▁Commission ▁real ised ▁that ▁their ▁efforts ▁would ▁be ▁needed ▁in ▁many ▁more ▁countries . ▁As ▁that ▁war ▁progress ed ▁in ▁the ▁Al lies ' ▁favour , ▁the ▁Commission ▁began ▁rest oring ▁its ▁W WI ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁mem orial s ▁and ▁comm enced ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁comm emor ating ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Commonwealth ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁W W II . ▁It ▁built ▁ 5 5 9 ▁new ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁new ▁mem orial s ▁and ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁War ▁Gra ves ▁Commission ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁as ▁the ▁construction ▁program ▁of ▁W W II ▁c em eter ies ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close . ▁ ▁A ther ton ▁War ▁C emetery ▁ ▁The ▁A ther ton ▁War ▁C emetery ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁land ▁ad jo ining ▁the ▁A ther ton ▁General ▁C emetery ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁Table land ' s ▁Base ▁Area ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁A ther ton ▁Project ▁( when ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ▁Head quarters ▁moved ▁from ▁Town sv ille ▁to ▁the ▁Table lands ) ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁Australian ▁General ▁Hospital ▁( 2 / 2 ▁and ▁ 2 / 6 ) ▁at ▁Rock y ▁Creek ▁comm enced ▁operations