salerno war cemetery

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On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Allied objectives were to draw German troops from the Russian front and more particularly from France, where an offensive was planned for the following year.

Commonwealth and American forces landed near Salerno on 8-9 September 1943 and there was fierce fighting for some days in the bridgehead that they established. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1943 and it contains many burials resulting from the landings and the fighting that followed, but graves were also brought in later from a wide area of south-western Italy. The 59th General Hospital was in the vicinity of Salerno at the end of 1943 and early in 1944.

Salerno War Cemetery contains 1,846 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 107 of them unidentified. One casualty of the First World War is also commemorated in the cemetery by special memorial, his grave in a local civil cemetery having been lost. The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.
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  1. RM CDOS Lloyd, David Clifford

    SURNAME Lloyd FORENAME David Clifford UNIT 41 Commando RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 10th September 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy VI.F.37 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Henry Clifford and Millicent Lloyd,Medmenham,Buckinghamshire KIA Salerno

  2. RM CDOS Lees, William

    SURNAME Lees FORENAME William UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 105877 DATE OF DEATH 10th September 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy I.E.32 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION died Salerno

  3. RM CDOS Jaggard, Peter

    SURNAME Jaggard FORENAME Peter UNIT 40 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 111786 DATE OF DEATH 9th August 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy VI.D.17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Alfred W. and Marta Jaggard,West Ealing,Middlesex KIA Salerno

  4. RM CDOS Hubbard, Geoffrey Robert

    SURNAME Hubbard FORENAME Geoffrey Robert UNIT 40 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 116193 DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy VI.D.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION died Salerno

  5. RM CDOS Howard, Alan Duncan

    SURNAME Howard FORENAME Alan Duncan UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 105934 DATE OF DEATH 11th September 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy IV.C.44 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION died Salerno

  6. RM CDOS Horsted, Ronald Edward

    SURNAME Horsted FORENAME Ronald Edward UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 108542 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy I.A.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Albert Edward and Amy Ada Horsted,Hanwell,Middlesex died Salerno

  7. RM CDOS Honeyman, Norman Frederick

    SURNAME Honeyman FORENAME Norman Frederick UNIT 41 Commando RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER CH/X 2489 DATE OF DEATH 17th-18th September 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy I.A.22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Alfred James and Louisa Beatrice...

  8. RM CDOS Hawkard, John Stuart

    SURNAME Hawkard FORENAME John Stuart UNIT 41 Commando RANK Lieutenant NUMBER PO/X 111009 (CWGC) DATE OF DEATH 10th September 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V.A.45 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Herbert and Florence Hawkard, Fairhaven, Lytham St Annes...

  9. RM CDOS Gilbert, Kenneth William

    SURNAME Gilbert FORENAME Kenneth William UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 104417 DATE OF DEATH 12th September 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V.A.44 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 06.03.1922, Chelmsford, Essex, UK son of Arthur Edward and Nellie...

  10. RM CDOS Garlick, Horace

    SURNAME Garlick FORENAME Horace UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 105862 DATE OF DEATH 12th September 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy III.E.22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.02.1921, Deptford, London, UK son of Alfred Thomas and Charlotte Mary...

  11. RM CDOS Fisher, Edward

    SURNAME Fisher FORENAME Edward UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 105076 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy III.E.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.10.1919, Glinton, Northamptonshire, UK son of Fred and Emily T. Fisher...

  12. RM CDOS Faulkner, John William

    SURNAME Faulkner FORENAME John William UNIT 41 Commando RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER PO/X 105886 DATE OF DEATH 10th September 1943 AGE 35 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V.B.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 25.06.1908, Irlam, Lancashire, UK son of John and Elizabeth...

  13. RM CDOS Edwards, John Richard

    SURNAME Edwards FORENAME John Richard UNIT 41 Commando (Q Troop) RANK Major NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1943 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy I.A.23 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Frank Basil and Rosa Christine Edwards husband of Sara Patricia (nee...

  14. RM CDOS Drew, Kenneth Harrison

    SURNAME Drew FORENAME Kenneth Harrison UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PLY/X 111244 DATE OF DEATH 10th September 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy Sp.Mem.V.E.48 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 21.11.1923, Bristol, Gloucestershire, UK nephew of Mrs E...

  15. RM CDOS Doane, Herbert

    SURNAME Doane FORENAME Herbert UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PLY/X 104009 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1943 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy I.A.21 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 06.02.1914, Hanham, Bristol, Gloucestershire, UK son of Albert and Alice...

  16. RM CDOS Conner, William

    SURNAME Conner FORENAME William UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 105911 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy IV.A.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.09.1921, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK son of Dougald and Janet Conner...

  17. RM CDOS Christian, Thomas Edward

    SURNAME Christian FORENAME Thomas Edward UNIT 41 Commando RANK Sergeant NUMBER PLY/X 3870 DATE OF DEATH 12th September 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V.B.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 20.04.1920, Ramsey, Isle of Man son of Robert and Elizabeth Jane...

  18. RM CDOS Chiverall, Richard Sydney

    SURNAME Chiverall FORENAME Richard Sydney UNIT 40 Commando RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V.D.20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 27.05.1922 parents killed in car accident 1930s educated USA brother was...

  19. RM CDOS Benson, Robert Edwin

    SURNAME Benson FORENAME Robert Edwin UNIT 41 Commando RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER PO/X 102614 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery, Italy V.B.46 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 13.11.1921, Salford, Lancashire, UK died Salerno

  20. ARMY CDOS Wright, Dennis Raymond

    SURNAME Wright FORENAME Dennis Raymond UNIT 2 Commando RANK Private NUMBER 5127463 DATE OF DEATH 13th September 1943 AGE 18 GRAVESITE Salerno War Cemetery,Italy III.E.31 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Warwickshire Regiment born Birmingham resided Birmingham son...
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