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Murray Earl Leighton

In memory of:

Private Murray Earl Leighton

September 8, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

F/89746

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Cape Breton Highlanders, R.C.I.C

Additional Information

Son of Harry Emmerson Leighton and Lillian Beatrice Leighton, of Wentworth Creek, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 363 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:

I, F, 10.

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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    Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Cemetery – Row of markers - 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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