Original Italian Campaign Graves.

[Owen]

In Rome'44 by Raleigh Trevelyn is a photo from the IWM.
I can't find it on-line so here's a scan from the book.
If anyone has a sharper image could they post it here , please.
It shows the original grave of Fusilier Alfred Crockett, 9th Bn Royal Fusiliers.
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Name:	CROCKETT, ALFRED WILLIAM
Initials:	A W
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Fusilier
Regiment/Service:	Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Unit Text:	9th Bn.
Age:	20
Date of Death:	18/02/1944
Service No:	6481638
Additional information:	Son of Sidney William and Elizabeth Crockett, of Paddington, London.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	I, O, 12.
Cemetery:	ANZIO WAR CEMETERYLater this year I how to show you a "now" photo to go with this "then" one.

[Rich Payne]

I thought that I had almost spotted a coincidence here, the same unit and date of death as the father of Roger Waters of Pink Floyd but I see now that he was 8th Battalion. Both Battalions formed part of 167th (London) Infantry Brigade.

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There is a scene in "The Wall" showing his death at Anzio. His name is on the Cassino memorial.

I wonder how some of my favourite music of the 1970s would have sounded had Roger Waters felt more secure and less angry.

[Owen]

Funny you should mention that , Rich.
I was looking at this earlier today.
: : : Spare Bricks : : : Brick by Brick
and
: : : Spare Bricks : : : Brick By Brick

[Owen]

Another three I'm going to have to visit whilst at Cassino are these tank crew that appear in Ken Ford's "Mailed Fist" both in the book and on back cover.



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Name:	COX, EDWARD CHARLES
Initials:	E C
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Serjeant
Regiment/Service:	Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text:	1st Derbyshire Yeomanry
Date of Death:	18/05/1944
Service No:	7895442
Additional information:	Son of Walter Henry and Fanny Elizabeth Cox, of Derby.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	II. J. 20.
Cemetery:	CASSINO WAR CEMETERY

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Name:	MARSHALL, WILLIAM THOMAS
Initials:	W T
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Lance Corporal
Regiment/Service:	Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text:	1st Derbyshire Yeomanry
Age:	23
Date of Death:	18/05/1944
Service No:	68918
Additional information:	Son of Reginald Thomas Marshall and Louisa Marshall, of Sheldon, Birmingham.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	II. J. 21.
Cemetery:	CASSINO WAR CEMETERY

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Name:	FOWERS, WILFRED
Initials:	W
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Trooper
Regiment/Service:	Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text:	1st Derbyshire Yeomanry
Age:	21
Date of Death:	18/05/1944
Service No:	7952482
Additional information:	Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Fowers, of Willington, Derbyshire.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	II. J. 22.
Cemetery:	CASSINO WAR CEMETERY

[Ron Goldstein]

Owen

I see that you will be visiting the British cemetery at Cassino.

If you see any grave sites with a small wooden "Shield of David" (see below), these were planted by me when I visited the cemetery in May 2005.

One of my tasks was to bring the records of AJEX (Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women) up to date and the markers were left to show that the graves had been recorded.

[Owen]

Buried in same order.
Cox, Marshall, Fowers.

[Owen]

[Owen]

Two NZ graves.




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Name:	PHILLIPS, LAWRENCE LEONARD
Initials:	L L
Nationality:	New Zealand
Rank:	Trooper
Regiment/Service:	New Zealand Armoured Corps
Unit Text:	19th Regt.
Age:	23
Date of Death:	17/03/1944
Service No:	48629
Additional information:	Son of Walter Phillips and of Amy Gladys Phillips (nee Lawrence), of Wellington, New Zealand.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	VI. C. 16.
Cemetery:	CASSINO WAR CEMETERY CWGC :: Casualty Details Name: MONAGHAN, JOHN JOSEPH Initials: J J Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Trooper Regiment/Service: New Zealand Armoured Corps Unit Text: 19th Regt. Age: 24 Date of Death: 17/03/1944 Service No: 81898 Additional information: Son of Patrick Joseph and Jessie Florence Monaghan, of Auckland, New Zealand. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. C. 17. Cemetery: CASSINO WAR CEMETERY