29-05-2004, 10:16 PM
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 | Finally got five minutes to think about our Italy trip; while we were not there for the 'official' ceremony on 17th May, we were there on the 60th anniversary of the advance up the Liri Valley and breakout at Cassino, and in the presence of a veteran who was there, John Dray (a member of this forum). So here's a few random photos for you to enjoy.
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29-05-2004, 10:19 PM
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| John Dray, who served with 5th Northants, 78th Division, at Cassino, on the Snakeshead Ridge overlooking Monte Cassino.
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29-05-2004, 10:22 PM
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| Sherman tank knocked out by mines on Cavendish Road; we saw this when we walked the ground around Albaneta Farm. It is now a Polish memorial; despite the battle damage, the tank is pretty much complete!
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29-05-2004, 10:25 PM
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| We were pleased to find an 'ad hoc' museum on a trading estate in Cassino; some great photos, a model of the abbey and some interesting artifacts. Hope it remains permanant!
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29-05-2004, 10:28 PM
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| Thanks to Mark Hone of this forum, we were able to ascertain where Fusilier Jefferson of the 2/LFs got the VC on 16th May 1944; this is the exact spot where he was photographed with the tank he took out with a PIAT.
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29-05-2004, 10:36 PM
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| We put a Poppy Cross down to commemorate our visit; this brought the locals out who had no idea what had unfolded in their gardens and homes. This is me in the photo, by the way!
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29-05-2004, 10:39 PM
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| Just as a final photo, we made it down to Salerno and had a brief recce around in preparation for a proper look about next year. The cemetery was an interesting one, with many unusual graves.
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30-05-2004, 01:43 AM
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 | Nice photos Paul. Even had the weather! How many of you were there in total and was it just John on the veteran front? Ryan
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30-05-2004, 06:16 AM
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| Paul - Great photos, thanks for sharing them. And, nice hat! Looks like my infamous Tilley (as seen at the Menin Gate  )I hope you don't mind me adding a photo of one of my great uncles, Stanley Peppiatt MM who fought at Monte Cassino. Uncle Stan had served in the 13th/18th Hussars before transfering to the Wiltshire Yeomanry. I believe that it was whilst he was in the WYs that he got his MM in North Africa (his history is a little sketchy to me at the moment). Unlce Stan died in 1995 in Southall, Middlesex and was cremated.
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