6481598 Frederick JONES, London Irish Rifles: 21.6.44

Remembering today
and the 25 other friends and comrades of my father who served with 38 (Irish) Brigade, and who were killed 68 years ago today at Sanfatucchio and Pucciarelli:

6481598 Rifleman Frederick Jones, 2 London Irish Rifles, 21. Buried at Assisi
994914 Rifleman William Coster, 2 London Irish Rifles, 31. Buried at Assisi
15266788 Rifleman Cyril Sharpe, 2 London Irish Rifles, 24. Buried at Assisi.
6337461 Private Ronald Lush, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (att from ACC), 38. Cassino Memorial.
14553528 Rifleman George Jones, 2 London Irish Rifles, 19. Cassino Memorial.
304137 Lieutenant Rupert Roche, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (att from RUR). Buried at Orvieto.
7047714 Corporal John Onions, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Buried at Orvieto.
3912044 Lance Corporal Kenneth Wanklyn, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 29. Buried at Orvieto.
6984348 Fusilier Thomas McLaughlin, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Buried at Orvieto.
7014089 Fusilier James McCreary, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 20. Buried at Orvieto.
5674895 Fusilier Verdun England, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Buried at Orvieto.
14339212 Fusilier Edward Algar, 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Buried at Orvieto.
7020667 Rifleman Samuel Wilson, 2 London Irish Rifles, Age: 23. Buried at Orvieto.
1695075 Rifleman John Higginson, 2 London Irish Rifles, 27. Buried at Orvieto.
647371 Rifleman Walter Lewis, 2 London Irish Rifles, 28. Buried at Orvieto.
1775337 Rifleman Charles Burt, 2 London Irish Rifles. Buried at Orvieto.
14209959 Rifleman Alfred Woods, 2 London Irish Rifles, 21. Buried at Orvieto.
1433641 Rifleman William Godfrey, 2 London Irish Rifles, 29. Buried at Orvieto.
14373685 Rifleman Geoffrey Marsden, 2 London Irish Rifles, 20. Buried at Orvieto.
1786301 Rifleman Arthur Boston, 2 London Irish Rifles, 23. Buried at Orvieto.
7020431 Rifleman Marcus Swallow, 2 London Irish Rifles, 22. Buried at Orvieto.
7022387 Corporal William Roberts, 2 London Irish Rifles, 23. Buried at Orvieto.
56883105 Rifleman Cecil Griffiths, 2 London Irish Rifles, 23. Buried at Orvieto.
5834397 Lance Corporal Leslie Marsh, 2 London Irish Rifles, 33. Buried at Orvieto.
300366 Lieutenant Cornelius Horgan, 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers. Buried at Orvieto.
100468 Lieutenant George Dunseath, 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers (att to 2 LIR),26. Buried at Orvieto.

The CWGC states that on 21st June 1944, 115 men died in Italy while serving with Commonwealth forces, 90 with British, 2 with New Zealand, 11 with Indian and 12 with South African forces.

We will remember them all.