Gurkha War Cemetery Rimini

There was severe fighting near Rimini in the autumn of 1944 in which the 4th and 10th Indian Divisions had an important share. On 21 September 1944, the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade entered Rimini but during the winter of 1944-45, the line was pushed very little farther forward.

The site of Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery was chosen in October 1945 and graves were brought into it from the surrounding battlefields.

It now contains 618 Second World War burials, all of the Indian forces.

Within the cemetery stands the Rimini Cremation Memorial, one of the three memorials erected in Italy to officers and men of the Indian Army whose remains were cremated. The Rimini memorial bears 172 commemorations.

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Source

• Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Photos: Commonwealth War Graves Commission