Beach Head War Cemetery | |
Country: | Italy |
Location: | Via Nettunense, 60, 00042 Anzio, RM, Italy |
Coordinates: | 41.482°N 12.625°W |
Owner: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Graves: | 2,316 |
Website: | CWGC official website |
Findagraveid: | 2148385 |
The Beach Head War Cemetery near Anzio is a Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War.[1] It contains graves resulting mostly from Operation Shingle and subsequent military actions in Italy.
Cemetery contains 2,316 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 2,025[2] of them identified, including Victoria Cross recipient, Sgt. Maurice Rogers.[3] There is also one First World War burial which was brought from Chieti Communal Cemetery near Rome.[4]
Cemetery was designed by British architect Louis de Soissons.[1]