Photos taken in CWGC cemeteries in Italy - Bari & Milan (plus some in Lisbon, Portugal)

Cheers Graeme - all I need is you to PM me your email address which I can then add to Dropbox as an authorised sharer of the photos.

I will add you to the shared folder for Milan, Bari & Lisbon

The images are loading very slowly to dropbox, hopefully they will all be up by the end of the weekend.

Once loaded they will stay accessible on Dropbox until I manually remove them (no idea on why I would ever do that as I can't see me ever filling my storage allocation) or until the end of time as we know it.

cheers


Dave

 

Hi Dave thanks for getting the photos. I will wait till they are all uploaded to Dropbox.

Cheers
Paul

 

The site of Bari War Cemetery was chosen in November 1943. There was no serious fighting in the vicinity of the town, which was the Army Group headquarters during the early stages of the Italian campaign, but it continued to be an important supply base and hospital centre, with the 98th General Hospital stationed there from October 1943 until the end of the war. At various times, six other general hospitals were stationed at Trani and Barletta, about 48 km away.

Besides garrison and hospital burials, the cemetery contains graves brought in from a wide area of south-eastern Italy, from the 'heel' right up to the 'spur'. Here too are buried men who died in two disastrous explosions in the harbour at Bari, when ammunition ships exploded in December 1943 (during a German air raid) and April 1945.

Bari War Cemetery contains 2,128 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 170 of them unidentified. There are also some non war burials and war graves of other nationalities.

The cemetery also contains 85 First World War burials, brought in from Brindisi Communal Cemetery in 1981. Most of these burials are of officers and men of the Adriatic drifter fleet which had close associations with Brindisi during the First World War.


Australians

Flight Sergeant ANDREW CHARLES ANDERSON 414634 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Alfred Bernard Charles and Rose Ann Anderson, of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.
Flight Sergeant PERCIVAL VALENTINE BASHFORD 414881 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of John Edward George and Martha Kitchenham Bashford.
Flight Sergeant RONALD ANDRE BEAL 412883 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Ronald and Louise Beal, of Bethune, New South Wales, Australia.
Flight Sergeant MARCUS BENSLEY 425586 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Mark and Ellen May Bensley, of Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia.
Flight Sergeant KEVIN JOFFRE BINGHAM 426027 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of John Henry James Bingham and Clara Ivy Bingham, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Flight Sergeant WILLIAM FREDERICK BRENTON 417453 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of William Charles Henry and Charlotte Moffat Brenton; Husband of Patricia Brenton, of Kensington Park, South Australia.
Pilot Officer REGINALD ARCHIBALD PERCIVAL BROWN 15705 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Archibald Frederick and Rose Brown, of Wetherill Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Flight Sergeant FREDERICK RONALD CLAYTON 414199 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of William James Clayton and Esther Clayton, of East Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Flight Sergeant FREDERICK DAVIS 427447 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Jack and Gertrude Davis, of Mosman Park, Western Australia. B.Eng.
Flying Officer JAMES FRANK DOERY 410315 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Frank Edward and Muriel Doery, of Westmere, Victoria, Australia.
Flying Officer RONALD KINGSTON DORRINGTON 419765 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of David and Irene Rachael Dorrington, of Perth, Western Australia.
Flying Officer WILLIAM COLIN CLIFFORD EDMENDS 401425 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of William and Lily Emily Edmends; Husband of Dorothy June Edmends, of East Coburg, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Sergeant EDWIN NERTON EMBERSON 419883 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Herbert William and May Emberson, of Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Sergeant JAMES WHARTON SEVERN FISHER 422477 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Henry Heath Fisher and Cecilia Ellen Fisher; Husband of Gladys Marjorie Fisher, of Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia.
Pilot Officer LLOYD ALAN FOX 401281 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Alan Dudman Fox and Cissie Jane Fox, of Charlton, Victoria, Australia.
Warrant Officer STANLEY FITZHERBERT GERTY 411892 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of George Sheridan Gerty and Mabel Adele Gerty, of Blayney, New South Wales, Australia.
Flight Sergeant FREDERICK WILLIAM GISSING 425637 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Sydney William and Ella Gissing, of Clayfield, Queensland, Australia.
Warrant Officer MAXWELL FREDERICK GOLSBY-SMITH 421724 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Keith Jenkins Golsby-Smith and Stella Gladys Golsby-Smith, of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.
Flight Sergeant LEONARD HENRY HIBBINS 414681 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Walter Le Breton Hibbins and Phoebe Hibbins, of Dawson Valley, Queensland, Australia.
Warrant Officer DENNIS ROBERT HILL 408283 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Harry Herbert and Mabel Susan Hill; Husband of Phyllis May Hill, of South Hobart, Tasmania.
Flight Sergeant GODFREY DENZIL VAUGHAN HOWARD 427327 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Henry Cecil and Helen Vera Howard; Husband of Alice Verna Howard, of West Swan, Western Australia. A.F.I.A.
Flight Sergeant MERVYN FRANCIS JONES 410843 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Francis John Richard and Rose Mabel Jones, of Whittington, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Sergeant PETER KENNEDY 410672 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Leo Vincent Kennedy and Mathilde Ruth Kennedy, of Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Lieutenant CYRIL CHRISTIAN KISSNER (Mentioned in Despatches) 257481 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Annie Kissner; Husband of Ruby Ida Kissner, of Long Nose Point, New South Wales, Australia.
Flying Officer NORMAN HENRY KOETSVELD 12517 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Norman Gordon Koetsveld and Mary Eliza Koetsveld, of Essendon, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Sergeant RONALD STANLEY LAING 420964 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Robert and Mary Laing, of Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.
Flying Officer KENNETH WILLIAM LYON 415478 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of James and Flora Charlotte Lyon; Husband of Sadie Robinson Lyon, of Mt. Hawthorn, Western Australia.
Flight Sergeant HERBERT REUBEN MANN 418968 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Herbert Turner Mann and Clara Alice Mann; Husband of Mary Emma Mann, of Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
Flight Sergeant SELWYN WILLIAM BRUCE MARTIN 421605 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Edward Selwyn Frederick and Linda Martin, of Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
Flight Sergeant ALAN FIRTH MASON 420575 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Harold Firth Mason and Maud Thurza E. Mason, of Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia.
Flight Sergeant EDWIN ERNEST McGILVERY 425536 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Edwin Ernest and Dalina Mcgilvery, of Bardon, Queensland, Australia.
Flight Sergeant HERBERT JEFFREY MOLE 410687 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Ernest and Lottie Richmond Mole, of Brighton Beach, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Sergeant DAVID HAGAN MORRISSEY 15835 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of James Patrick and Alberta Nellie Morrissey, of Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia.
Warrant Officer GORDON KEITH PASCOE 437156 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Ernest Arthur and Mary Annie Pascoe, of Westbourne Park, South Australia.
Pilot Officer ALAN SIDNEY ROOKE 410917 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Sidney and Amelia May Rooke, of Carapook, Victoria, Australia.
Flying Officer VERNON TEMPLE RUTTER 418182 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Samuel Temple Rutter and Winifred Olga Rutter; Husband of Elsa Mary Rutter, of Claremont, Western Australia.
Flight Sergeant BRIAN THOMAS SLOANE 423387 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Thomas Noel Richard and May Maud M. Sloane, of Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia.
Warrant Officer STANLEY EDWIN SMITH 410111 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of Edwin Henry and Charlotte Sarah Smith, of Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Sergeant WILLIAM JEFFERIS THOMAS 417134 - Royal Australian Air Force - additional information: Son of William John and Emily Eva Thomas, of Norwood, South Australia.
Major EDWIN PETER TIVEY VX15648 - 2/23 Battalion Australian Infantry - additional information: Son of Maj. Gen. E. Tivey, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., and Annie Bird Tivey, of Toorak, Victoria, Australia. (CWGC show his service number as VX/5648)
Private JOHN HERBERT SPENCER BINT SX7905 - 2/48th Infantry Battalion Australian Infantry - additional information: Son of Sydney and Florence Hilda Bint, of Perth, Western Australia.
Commander WILLIAM HENRY FARRINGTON WARREN - HM TBD Parramatta Royal Australian Navy - additional information: Son of the Late Rev. John Maturin Warren and Margaret Burnett Warren, of Bawdrip, Bridgwater.
Chief Engine Room Artificer ALBERT WILSON 2270 - HMAS Huon Royal Australian Navy - additional information: nil

 

All of the photos are now on Dropbox

 

I might have spoken too soon. After an initial query from RecceMitch it has become apparent that at least one section of the CWGC cemetery in Bari has been missed.

I don't want to point fingers at the culprit but she happens to have the same surname as me.

I am going to try to find a way to get the last batch of photos.

 

Hi Dave,

Just to say thanks for the photos.

Have yet to upgrade in Dropbox so have only seen the smaller cemeteries as yet and found the ones I needed.

Many thanks for all the hard work you (and others) put in.

Regards,

Graeme

 

Dave
My apologies for not saying a BIG thank you a lot earlier but today is the first day I have free for myself (well until this evenings meeting!) to sort out the photos and do other me stuff!

Could I just ask was it Plots 6C and 6E that were missed at Bari, if so not to worry as you have both reduced my 'needs' from Bari considerably......

Once again a big thank you for doing this, not just for me but the others here, it is very much appreciated.

Regards

Andy

 

I was wondering if it is possible to have photographs of the headstones of the following No 35 Squadron personnel if they are still available:

• GRIFFITHS, ROBERT WILLIAMS, Flying Officer '116501' MILAN WAR CEMETERY Joint grave I. C. 1-2.
• HAGGARTY, PATRICK ARCHIBALD, Squadron Leader '42500' MILAN WAR CEMETERY I. B. 10.
• MUTCH, GEORGE CONNELLY, Sergeant '575761' MILAN WAR CEMETERY I. B. 8.
• SUMNER, ALAN HENRY, JOHN Flight Lieutenant '126845' MILAN WAR CEMETERY Joint grave I. C. 1-2.
• WHITE, MORRIS JOHN ALFRED, Flight Lieutenant '120889' MILAN WAR CEMETERY I. B. 12.

Regards

PeteT

 

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