Beach Head War Cemetery
CWGC cemetery in Anzio, Italy
41°28′55″N 12°37′30″E / 41.482°N 12.625°E / 41.482; 12.625The 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]
See also
- Anzio War Cemetery
- Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
- List of cemeteries in Italy
References
External links
- Beach Head War Cemetery at Find a Grave