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Reginald Ernest Bent

In memory of:

Private Reginald Ernest Bent

September 16, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/43109

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

48th Highlanders of Canada

Additional Information

Son of Ernest and Vinna Bent. Husband of Alice Mary Bent, of Peacehaven, Sussex.

Commemorated on Page 248 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

II, G, 43.

Location:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY is situated in the Commune of Gradara in the Province of Pesaro, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres from the shores of the Adriatic. To reach the GRADARA WAR CEMETERY from Highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto), exit at Cattolica, which is the nearest town and a seaside resort. The Cemetery is on the main road 5 kilometres south west of the town. The cemetery occupies a unique position on a hillside which was terraced for agriculture, each row of graves taking up one terrace. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944 and it contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini (which broke the Gothic Line) and in the heavy fighting around Rimini, which was taken by the Allies on 21st September 1944.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Badge– In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON

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    Badge – In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON
  • Cemetery– View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013

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    Cemetery – View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013
  • Cemetery– Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Headstone of Reginald E. Bent

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    Headstone of Reginald E. Bent
  • Cemetery– Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 ... Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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