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| Beach Head War Cemetery | |
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 Interactive map of Beach Head War Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°28′55″N 12°37′30″E / 41.482°N 12.625°E |
| Owned by | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| No. of graves | 2,316 |
| Website | CWGC official website |
| Find a Grave | Beach Head War Cemetery |
The Beach Head War Cemetery near Anzio is a Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War.[1] It contains graves resulting mostly from Operation Shingle and subsequent military actions in Italy.
Cemetery contains 2,316 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 2025[2] of them identified, including Victoria Cross recipient, Sgt. Maurice Rogers.[3] There is also one First World War burial which was brought from Chieti Communal Cemetery near Rome.[4]
Cemetery was designed by British architect Louis de Soissons.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Beach Head War Cemetery at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "List of buried at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "Maurice Albert Windham Rogers at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "Silbert George Ellis at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.