Beach Head War Cemetery

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Not to be confused with Anzio War Cemetery or Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial.

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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]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Beach Head War Cemetery at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "List of buried at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Maurice Albert Windham Rogers at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Silbert George Ellis at CWGC website". Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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