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Enlisted on June 19, 1941, at the 5th Clearing Depot – NRMA – serial number E-605194, he was discharged from the army on July 23, 1942. Re-enlisted on February 3, 1943, at the 4th Military Depot in Montreal, Quebec, he sailed for Great Britain on December 14, 1943, arriving on the 21st. Assigned to Force M, he left for Italy on February 18, 1944, and landed on the Italian mainland on April 3. Seriously wounded in combat on December 17, 1944, during an assault on the Coriano Ridge near San Fortunato, he died in the Rimini hospital on the 18th. He had served 594 days, including 279 overseas.
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Commemorated on:
Page 293 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ANCONA WAR CEMETERY Italy
The ANCONA WAR CEMETERY lies in the rural locality of Tavernelle, in the Commune and Province of Ancona, 3 kilometres south of the town of Ancona.
The ANCONA WAR CEMETERY is reached from the town by following the Varono-Camerano road up the hill past the Ancona Communal Cemetery on the left. Continuing straight down the hill for about 200 metres, visitors will find the War Cemetery on the right.
Alternatively, leave the Austostrada at Ancona Sud and take the SS16 towards Ancona. After approximately 3 kilometres (via Pietro Filonze) turn right to pass in front of the wholesale fruit markets; pass under the railway line and at the next junction turn left. The War Cemetery is found after several kilometres on the left shortly after a FINA petrol filling station. This route is signposted.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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