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He arrived in England on 21 December 1943 and in Italy on 3 March 1944. ‘At 4 o'clock the enemy artillery opened fire. From the first salvos, the lead platoon suffered two direct hits and lost twelve men, including three killed: Lance Corporal Santerre and Privates Jacques and Chardonnet.' History of the Royal 22nd Regiment, page 296.
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Private Frédéric Chandonnet
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Private Frédéric Chandonnet
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Private Frédéric Chandonnet
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 271 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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GRADARA WAR CEMETERY Italy
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.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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