Arezzo War Cemetery

Arezzo War Cemetery
The entrance, seen in 2007
Details
Established November 1944 (1944-11)
Location SR 69 Località Indicatore Zona Prima - 52020 Pratantico (AR) Tuscany
Country Italy
Coordinates 43°29′03″N 11°47′25″E / 43.484069°N 11.790363°E / 43.484069; 11.790363Coordinates: 43°29′03″N 11°47′25″E / 43.484069°N 11.790363°E / 43.484069; 11.790363
Type War cemetery
Owned by Commonwealth War Graves Commission
No. of interments 1,266
Website www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2008200/Arezzo%20War%20Cemetery
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Arezzo War Cemetery is a war cemetery operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to the North West of the city of Arezzo, Italy.[1] It was established in November 1944, to house the remains of Allied casualties from World War II.[1] The remains of 1,266 men are interred there,[1] mostly British. However, the interments also include a number of members of the 4th and 8th Divisions of the Indian Army, who are buried in a separate section, in plots VII-IX.[1] The cemetery also has one American burial,[2] plus more from Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa, and 37 who are unidentified.[1]

Inscription

Near the entrance is an inscription, in English and Italian, reading:

The land on which this cemetery stands is the gift of the Italian people for the perpetual resting place of the sailors, soldiers & airmen who are honoured here

Notable interments include Lieutenant St John Graham Young GC.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Arezzo War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Dickon, Chris (2011). The Foreign Burial of American War Dead: A History. McFarland. p. 268. ISBN 978-0786446124.
  3. ↑ "Young, St John Graham". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2016.


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