Re: Syracuse Virtual Cemetery

Verrieres · 04-07-2009, 11:05 AM

I don`t know if this has been posted before,(If it has would the moderators please merge) I have done a search but cannot find mention of it but for anyone with an interest in war graves/Sicily this may be of assistance

BRITISH VIRTUAL WAR CEMETERY SYRACUSE by 1°ITIS M. Bartolo - PACHINO

Verrieres

Owen · 04-07-2009, 11:10 AM

That's bloody brilliant.
Just looked up the 3 Wilts lads.
Photo there & grave in the plot highlighted.
Superb find!

Smudger Jnr · 04-07-2009, 11:10 AM

Jim,

That is a great website.

Regards
Tom

Ron Goldstein · 04-07-2009, 12:28 PM

Jim

Would that ALL the CWGC cemeteries were listed in that manner !

Well done to the site designers and Jim for drawing our attention to it

Ron

englandphil · 04-07-2009, 12:47 PM

Excellent site, 2 secs and i've found what Im looking for.

K.I.A Cpl G Caton, 10/07/1943 buried at farm Alconia on left side of lane leading to farm 50 yds from latter.

No charges for Photo images, im with Ron that its a shame that all CWGC havent been cataloged in this way.

P

Paul Reed · 04-07-2009, 01:16 PM

Good find there - what a great site.

englandphil · 04-07-2009, 01:37 PM

Have just done a bit of digging, and came up with this. Looking forward to the next two cemeteries

and informatics of the Higher Secondary Education School “M. Bartolo” of Pachino (Sicily).
Since 2003 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Allied landing in Sicily (Husky Operation), my school has involved students in a search about witnesses, documents and videos relating to that event. All This has let students create a DVD which was officially delivered even to the IWM (Imperial War Museum) in London.

After 6 years, my organization is the promoter of another initiative to commemorate the fallen Anglo-Americans who are still buried in the 3 war cemeteries of the Commonwealth in Agira, Syracuse and Catania.
The project consists of the creation of a website where the user ca exam the virtual 3 cemeteries with photo at 360°. For every fallen you could also see the location of the commemorative plaque and a card with descriptive data about the role, the time, the cause of death and other information.
A form, finally, will give the chance for authorized users to send news, pictures and documents relating to each fallen. Relatives and/or friends of veterans could thus contribute to the creation of a real online archive available for all users of the web.

A translator would let then text be understandable by the user in all languages.

(You can see a demo under at BRITISH VIRTUAL WAR CEMETERY SYRACUSE by 1°ITIS M. Bartolo - PACHINO )

The product, as an interfaced form, could be integrated to the existing sites, and then It would be given to the leaders of Canadian and British governments’ services and their embassies in Italy.
By this letter I want to make you aware of cultural and educational objectives of the project and, therefore, I would be very happy for your cooperation in a report certain groups of former ex-combatants who where involved in the campaign of Sicily in order to gather various material about the fallen.
I believe that the above is a way to keep alive in new generations the historical memory and a way to pay a tribute to those who, at that time, gave their young lives for the freedom of people.
I trust you will be able to cooperate with us in this matter and look forward hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,

Eng. S. Giannitto (email: s_giannitto AT hotmail.it )

Have just fired off an email to see what progress has been done on the 2nd and 3rd cemeteries

Recce_Mitch · 04-07-2009, 04:35 PM

Jim, Excellent site found my 2 Recce men quickly.

Cheers
Paul

englandphil · 04-07-2009, 09:05 PM

When I got in this evening, I had the following reply from Sebastiano Giannitto, the guy responsible for the syracuse virtual project. He has attached a couple of links that his students have compiled

P

Dear Phil,
Thanks for having appreciated our project.
It’s a school project that I wanted to start with my students so that they could understand the sacrifice of so many young people for the freedom of my country.
I was motivated also for the affection that binds me to your land and I am sorry if I don't speak your language well.

The next two projects will be Agira and Catania war cemeteries.

However I would like to send you a DVD realized by my school for the 60th anniversary of the Operation Husky in Sicily and of which you can preview at the following address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DpmlXT6YOI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKL20H1BhKQ&feature=related

Best Regards

Smudger Jnr · 04-07-2009, 09:17 PM

Phil,
I would just like to reiterate what has been said already.
It is a great pity that all CWGC are not online like this. It is truly magnificent.

The links that you provided are well made videos.

Regards
Tom

04-07-2009, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Verrieres Very Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,622	Re: Syracuse Virtual Cemetery I don`t know if this has been posted before,(If it has would the moderators please merge) I have done a search but cannot find mention of it but for anyone with an interest in war graves/Sicily this may be of assistance BRITISH VIRTUAL WAR CEMETERY SYRACUSE by 1°ITIS M. Bartolo - PACHINO Verrieres

04-07-2009, 11:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spandau, Berlin, Germany Posts: 8,379	Jim, That is a great website. Regards Tom __________________ Reconnaissance Corps - Only the enemy in front.

04-07-2009, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 4,280	Jim Would that ALL the CWGC cemeteries were listed in that manner ! Well done to the site designers *and* Jim for drawing our attention to it Ron __________________ 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", as a 19 year old, on the 1st of Oct 1942 and was one of 5 serving brothers, one of whom, Jack, was in RAF Bomber Command and was killed on March 16th 1945. I served as a Driver/Op (Wireless Operator) with the 49th Light Anti Aircraft Rgt. (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 RAC. Finally, I served as Loader/Op with the 4th Queen's Own Hussars (6th Armd & 56 Div) from Mar 1945 to Dec 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany) finishing up as Tech Cpl. for "A" Sqdrn. I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947

04-07-2009, 01:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: D Day Dodging Posts: 6,487	Good find there - what a great site. __________________ "The only way you get out of infantry is on a stretcher or six feet under..." Battlefields of WW2: The Guide to visiting WW2 Battlefields. www.ww2battlefields.com

04-07-2009, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
englandphil Very Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 2,825	Have just done a bit of digging, and came up with this. Looking forward to the next two cemeteries and informatics of the Higher Secondary Education School “M. Bartolo” of Pachino (Sicily). Since 2003 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Allied landing in Sicily (Husky Operation), my school has involved students in a search about witnesses, documents and videos relating to that event. All This has let students create a DVD which was officially delivered even to the IWM (Imperial War Museum) in London. After 6 years, my organization is the promoter of another initiative to commemorate the fallen Anglo-Americans who are still buried in the 3 war cemeteries of the Commonwealth in Agira, Syracuse and Catania. The project consists of the creation of a website where the user ca exam the virtual 3 cemeteries with photo at 360°. For every fallen you could also see the location of the commemorative plaque and a card with descriptive data about the role, the time, the cause of death and other information. A form, finally, will give the chance for authorized users to send news, pictures and documents relating to each fallen. Relatives and/or friends of veterans could thus contribute to the creation of a real online archive available for all users of the web. A translator would let then text be understandable by the user in all languages. (You can see a demo under at BRITISH VIRTUAL WAR CEMETERY SYRACUSE by 1°ITIS M. Bartolo - PACHINO ) The product, as an interfaced form, could be integrated to the existing sites, and then It would be given to the leaders of Canadian and British governments’ services and their embassies in Italy. By this letter I want to make you aware of cultural and educational objectives of the project and, therefore, I would be very happy for your cooperation in a report certain groups of former ex-combatants who where involved in the campaign of Sicily in order to gather various material about the fallen. I believe that the above is a way to keep alive in new generations the historical memory and a way to pay a tribute to those who, at that time, gave their young lives for the freedom of people. I trust you will be able to cooperate with us in this matter and look forward hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Eng. S. Giannitto (email: s_giannitto AT hotmail.it ) Have just fired off an email to see what progress has been done on the 2nd and 3rd cemeteries Last edited by dbf; 07-08-2010 at 08:00 PM. Reason: Email address

04-07-2009, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Owen Admin's Lackey Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 15,773	That's bloody brilliant. Just looked up the 3 Wilts lads. Photo there & grave in the plot highlighted. Superb find!

04-07-2009, 12:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
englandphil Very Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 2,825	Excellent site, 2 secs and i've found what Im looking for. K.I.A Cpl G Caton, 10/07/1943 buried at farm Alconia on left side of lane leading to farm 50 yds from latter. No charges for Photo images, im with Ron that its a shame that all CWGC havent been cataloged in this way. P

04-07-2009, 04:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,983	Jim, Excellent site found my 2 Recce men quickly. Cheers Paul __________________ In memory of all those of the Recce Regiments who lost their lives in World War 2

04-07-2009, 09:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
englandphil Very Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 2,825	When I got in this evening, I had the following reply from Sebastiano Giannitto, the guy responsible for the syracuse virtual project. He has attached a couple of links that his students have compiled P Dear Phil, Thanks for having appreciated our project. It’s a school project that I wanted to start with my students so that they could understand the sacrifice of so many young people for the freedom of my country. I was motivated also for the affection that binds me to your land and I am sorry if I don't speak your language well. The next two projects will be Agira and Catania war cemeteries. However I would like to send you a DVD realized by my school for the 60th anniversary of the Operation Husky in Sicily and of which you can preview at the following address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DpmlXT6YOI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKL20H1BhKQ&feature=related Best Regards

04-07-2009, 09:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spandau, Berlin, Germany Posts: 8,379	Phil, I would just like to reiterate what has been said already. It is a great pity that all CWGC are not online like this. It is truly magnificent. The links that you provided are well made videos. Regards Tom __________________ Reconnaissance Corps - Only the enemy in front.

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