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 | Sites in Italy. Since my grandad served in Italy i am thinking of visiting some of his possible areas of service. I'm not expecting a Normandy style set-up but are there plenty of sites, memorials and points of interest easily accessible? The areas in mind are;Carpinetta, Casale, Scoule, Monte Romano, Monte Buritini, Celincordia, Cesena. Regards T.
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__________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE  I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps. Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany) Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn. I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947 Last edited by Ron Goldstein; 26-04-2008 at 12:09 AM. |
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26-04-2008, 09:00 AM
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| Great replies as always guys, thank-you.
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26-04-2008, 06:01 PM
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|  [quote=Trevster;136017]Since my grandad served in Italy i am thinking of visiting some of his possible areas of service. I'm not expecting a Normandy style set-up but are there plenty of sites, memorials and points of interest easily accessible? The areas in mind are;Carpinetta, Casale, Scoule, Monte Romano, Monte Buritini, Celincordia, Cesena. Monte Cassino is well worth a visit  |
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