Commonwealth War Cemetery Sangro River

By 4 November 1943, the Allied force that had fought its way up the Adriatic coast was preparing to attack the Sangro river positions. A bridgehead had been established by the 24th and by nightfall on the 30th, the whole ridge overlooking the river was in Allied hands.

The site of this cemetery was selected by the 5th Corps and into it were brought the graves of men who had died in the fierce fighting on the Adriatic sector of the front in November-December 1943 and during the static period that followed.

In addition, the cemetery contains the graves of a number of escaped prisoners of war who died while trying to reach the Allied lines.

Sangro River War Cemetery contains 2,617 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Within the cemetery will be found the Sangro River Cremation Memorial, one of three memorials erected in Italy to officers and men of the Indian forces whose remains were cremated in accordance with their faith. The memorial at Sangro River commemorates more than 500 servicemen.

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