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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, 2,025 [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]
Beach Head War Cemetery | |
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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, 2,025 [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]