7949648 long ronald bari cemetery

another of my chaps I want to bring in from the cold, how do I get a headstone photo ?

 

Hello Biffo,

Visit this website: http://www.twgpp.org and go to the Search page and put in the above details

The website belongs to The War Graves Photography Project.

Also, are you aware of the fact that Trooper Long must have died as a prisoner of war - on 16 01 1943 the Allies were in North Africa, not Italy.

Regards,

Vitellino

 

Owen

would have to agree with you as the 9th Armoured Bde of which the Wiltshires belonged only fought at El Alamein and Syria

before showing up in Italy to join the Polish Div along the Eastern Coast above Bari et al where he MIGHT have died and the dates

MIGHT be wrong..stranger things happened- as 8th Army didn't land in Italy until September 3rd 1943 - as Monty pointed out - the

anniversary of the war starting for Britain…and the date suggested that he died three months after El Alamein - from wounds …?

Cheers

 

thank you chaps will leave it at that, on to the next on my list
Biff

 

I don't know if this is still required, but I visited this cemetery last year - photo attached