[martin14]

This Remembrance Day I plan to go to the Milan War Cemetery
http://www.passolento.it/milano/cimitero_guerra.htm

There are a few Canadians buried there, here is the list I could find:
Name: BILLING, WILLIAM HENRY
Initials: W H
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 272 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Death: 31/08/1944
Service No: J/88630
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Joint grave IV. C. 4.

Name: CROWELL, RICHARD ALVINZIE
Initials: R A
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Warrant Officer Class II (W.Op./Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 148 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 21
Date of Death: 12/09/1944
Service No: R/153348
Additional information: Son of Robert and Eva Mary Crowell, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave VI. C. 5-6.

Name: CURPHEY, GEORGE OAKES
Initials: G O
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Canadian Intelligence Corps
Age: 31
Date of Death: 14/08/1943
Additional information: Son of William Frederick and Violet Emmeline Curphey, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. C. 9.

Name: DAWSON, ERNEST ALBERT WESLEY
Initials: E A W
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Pilot Officer (Nav.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 142 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Death: 13/07/1944
Service No: J/88669
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave V. D. 1-5.

Name: FITCH, HEDLEY WILLIAM
Initials: H W
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 37 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 31
Date of Death: 24/11/1943
Service No: J/3485
Additional information: Son of Hedley John and Rose Agnes Fitch; husband of Mary Bernadette Fitch, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 12.

Name: FREELAND, JOHN ROY
Initials: J R
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Pilot Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 9 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 23
Date of Death: 29/09/1941
Service No: J/5342
Additional information: Son of John Anderson Freeland and Etta Yarker Love Freeland, of Timiskaming, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. E. 7.

Name: FURMAN, RUSSEL MAX
Initials: R M
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 207 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 21
Date of Death: 17/07/1943
Service No: J/17917
Additional information: Son of Cornelius and Eva Furman, of Decatur, Illinois, U.S.A.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. A. 10.

Name: GARLAND, STEWART FOSTER
Initials: S F
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 142 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/07/1944
Service No: J/16208
Awards: D F C
Additional information: Son of William Foster Garland and Margaret Garland, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 8.

Name: IRELAND, JAMES HOWARD
Initials: J H
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 148 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 20
Date of Death: 12/09/1944
Service No: R/162102
Additional information: Son of William H. and Jessie A. Ireland, of Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada; nephew of Olive M. Tarr, of Macgregor.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave VI. C. 5-6.

Name: JOYNT, ALFRED EARL
Initials: A E
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Flying Officer (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 225 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 28
Date of Death: 19/03/1945
Service No: J/29889



If anyone wants a special pic or something from the Milan War Cemetery,
please let me know. Otherwise I will post pics that I take later on Wednesday.

Ortona and Villanova will have to wait until next year.

[WDHIII]

No one in particular for me M but I always look forward to your pics this time of year.

Spectacular and painful all at once..

[TattoodGirl]

I have no one in particular but I look forward to seeing the pics...Thanks Martin

[martin14]

So here they are:

outside






looks like the Brits have a service last Sunday, which I missed

No Canadian representation either













at the front gate:

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Visitor's book:

[martin14]

I tried to get pictures of all the different units that are interred here,

it's quite the list:

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A Servicewoman is also here:

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more...

[martin14]

Maybe Brenda can translate this for us:





unknown soldier:




4 unknown soldiers...





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[DonnaWho]

Thank you so much for sharing these with us

[WDHIII]

No one was safe


As I said the other day M - amazing and painful all at the same time


Thanks for posting!

[martin14]

It's my pleasure Donna

[martin14]

some of our boys:

[martin14]

a couple of Czechoslovak soliders, what they are doing here I have no idea:

first one is a Lieutenant

second is a Captain.

probably pilots.





local Italian boys:

[raydan]

Thanks Martin.