Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Albert Heinen
In memory of:
Sapper Albert Heinen
September 11, 1944
Military Service
L/19346
25
Army
Royal Canadian Engineers
10 Field Sqn.
Additional Information
Son of Fred and Melanie Heinen, of Regina, Saskatchewan.
Brother of Pilot Officer Frank William Heinen, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Commemorated on Page 332 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
GRADARA WAR CEMETERY
Italy
I, G, 14.
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.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Cemetery – View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery – Row of markers in the tiered cemetery - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Grave Marker – Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013
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