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Florence War Cemetery, Italy [Statistics]

If travelling by road, from the A1 Rome to Milan exit at Firenze Sud. Go along the ringroad and take direction Pontassieve. The cemetery is a further 2km, on the right hand side. If travelling by train , from the main station (Santa Maria Novella) take bus A14 to 'Girone' and get off at the terminal. The cemetery is 50 metres ahead on the main street. Cemetery address: Via Aretina, 38 - 50061 Girone Compiobbi (FI) Tuscany.
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Cemetery Views

Overview of the cemetery. The cemetery sits on the banks of the Arno river, just outside Florence. Looking towards the Cross of Sacrifice from the back of the cemetery Overview of the cemetery, Harold Cosgrove's grave is the first row at the end. Looking towards the back of the cemetery. Overview of the cemetery. Cross of Sacrifice at the entrance to the cemetery.
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Grave of G/54552 Private David Laurence Armstrong, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Private David Laurence Armstrong
G/54552
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Grave: VI.A.1
Grave of C/2163 Sapper Aurel Monfils, age 23, Royal Canadian Engineers, 3 Field Coy.
Sapper Aurel Monfils (Age: 23)
C/2163
Royal Canadian Engineers
3 Field Coy.
Grave: VI.A.2
Loved and remembered always by your loving wife Grace and daughter Marie.
Grave of C/70010 Sapper Howard C. Watson, age 35, Royal Canadian Engineers, 3 Field Regt.
Sapper Howard C. Watson (Age: 35)
C/70010
Royal Canadian Engineers
3 Field Regt.
Grave: VI.A.3
May his soul Rest in Peace.
Grave of F/23378 Sapper Joseph Thomas Walsh, age 24, Royal Canadian Engineers, 3 Field Regt.
Sapper Joseph Thomas Walsh (Age: 24)
F/23378
Royal Canadian Engineers
3 Field Regt.
Grave: VI.A.4
We will not forget you; we love you too dearly for your memory to fade from our lives like a dream.
Grave of H/17223 Private Douglas Alexander Black, age 32, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Private Douglas Alexander Black (Age: 32)
H/17223
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.5
Peace be with you.
Grave of G/4311 Bombardier Keith C. Kimball, Royal Canadian Artillery, 1 Anti-Tank Regt.
Bombardier Keith C. Kimball
G/4311
Royal Canadian Artillery
1 Anti-Tank Regt.
Grave: VI.A.6
Grave of H/103294 Private Lindsay L. Francis, age 31, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Private Lindsay L. Francis (Age: 31)
H/103294
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.7
His name will ever be held in proud remembrance.
Grave of M/10111 Private John A. Foster, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Private John A. Foster
M/10111
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.8
Grave of Captain Roger Llewellyn Stephens, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Captain Roger Llewellyn Stephens
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.9
Lest ye forget. Perche non si dimentichi.
Grave of B/22224 Private Ray Edward Sager, age 24, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Private Ray Edward Sager (Age: 24)
B/22224
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.10
May he Rest in Peace.
Grave of K/49865 Private William A. MacMurray, age 18, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Private William A. MacMurray (Age: 18)
K/49865
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.11
He died that we may live. He lives in memories sweet.
Grave of Lieutenant James Charles Butler, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Lieutenant James Charles Butler
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.12
Grave of B/112255 Gunner Gordon Reeves, age 25, Royal Canadian Artillery, 2 Field Regt.
Gunner Gordon Reeves (Age: 25)
B/112255
Royal Canadian Artillery
2 Field Regt.
Grave: VI.A.13
And while he lies in peaceful sleep, his memory we shall always keep.
Grave of H/16449 Private Omer Cormier, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Private Omer Cormier
H/16449
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.14
Grave of B/60991 Private William John Lappin, age 25, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 25th Armd. Delivery Regt.
Private William John Lappin (Age: 25)
B/60991
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
25th Armd. Delivery Regt.
Grave: VI.A.15
Sleep gently.
Grave of D/71097 Sapper Alexander Tweedy, age 45, Royal Canadian Engineers, 4 Field Coy.
Sapper Alexander Tweedy (Age: 45)
D/71097
Royal Canadian Engineers
4 Field Coy.
Grave: VI.A.16
But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Grave of A/106109 Trooper Edgar N. Quast, age 21, Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C., 11th Armd. Regt.
Trooper Edgar N. Quast (Age: 21)
A/106109
Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C.
11th Armd. Regt.
Grave: VI.A.17
I know that my redeemer liveth. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.
Grave of D/140293 Private Harold J. Cosgrove, age 29, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Private Harold J. Cosgrove (Age: 29)
D/140293
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.18
We're proud of you daddy. We love you and need you. Your two little boys and Mum.
Veteran Details
The last one in a row of Canadian soldiers, the grave of D/140293 Private Harold J. Cosgrove, age 29, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Private Harold J. Cosgrove (Age: 29)
D/140293
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Grave: VI.A.18
We're proud of you daddy. We love you and need you. Your two little boys and Mum.
Veteran Details
Grave of B/74613 Sergeant Matthew Miller, age 23, Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C., 11th Armd. Regt.
Sergeant Matthew Miller (Age: 23)
B/74613
Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C.
11th Armd. Regt.
Grave: VI.B.1
There is a link death cannot sever. Love and remembrance last forever.