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AM FineArtPrints

9 Years Ago

I Want To Show You The "canadian War Cemetery" In Ortona

The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery is located on high ground near the Adriatic Sea at San Donato, in the Commune of Ortona (about 5 kilometres south of the town) and the Province of Chieti. Here rests 1615 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Ortona, 20-28 December 1943, (called "Little Stalingrad").
The cemetery contains 1615 burials of which 52 are unidentified by name and by country they comprise:

Canada 1375
United Kingdom 169
Australia 4
New Zeland 42
South Africa 16
India 5
Other Allied 2
Entirely unidentified 2

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Wonderful though so sad is your picture, and thank you for sharing the information.

I am so sorry your Art doesn't appear in our search....

 

AM FineArtPrints

9 Years Ago

No problem Vivian, i'm always positive :)

 

Jim Sauchyn

9 Years Ago

Thank you Andrea, my 2 uncles were in Italy in WW2 with the Canadian Army.

 

Abbie Shores

9 Years Ago

and it probably will appear in the search when it has been up longer Vivian.

 

Theresa Tahara

9 Years Ago

Thank you for caring, Andrea.

 

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