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Additional
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Son of
John and Mary Beeton. |
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Cemetery:
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BEACH
HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO, Italy |
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Grave
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X. G.
6. |
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Location:
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Anzio is a coastal town 70 kilometres south of Rome. To
reach Anzio take the Route No.148 Superstrada Motorway, which runs between
Rome and Latina. Turn off the Superstrada at the No.207, following the signs
towards Anzio. The route is well signposted from the Superstrada. The
Cemetery lies 5 kilometres north of Anzio town on the No.207 and Commission
signs are visible 150 metres from the cemetery. There is a small parking area
at the main entrance. Beach Head War Cemetery should not be confused with
Anzio War Cemetery which lies just off the No.207, 1 kilometre north of
Anzio. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. |
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Historical
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The
site of the cemetery, which is on level ground, originally lay close to a
casualty clearing station. Burials were made direct from the battlefield
after the landings at Anzio in January 1944; and later, after the Army had
moved forward, many concentrations were made from the surrounding country.
There is 1, 1914-18 and 2312, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this
site. Of these 291casualties of the second world war are unidentified. Within
the cemetery is a small memorial to the Royal Artillery Pilots of the 655th
Air Observation Post Squadron RAF. It was erected during the war near the
cemetery, but in 1948, after being knocked over by a plough, it was
transferred to the cemetery for safety. Two other regimental memorials stand
in the Beach Head area. One to the 6th Battalion The Gordon Highlanders and
the other to the 2nd Battalion The Sherwood Foresters, both are situated
north of Anzio. |