The Beach Head War Cemetery near Anzio is a Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War. It contains graves resulting mostly from Operation Shingle and subsequent military actions in Italy.

Cemetery contains 2,316 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 2,025 of them identified, including Victoria Cross recipient, Sgt. Maurice Rogers. There is also one First World War burial which was brought from Chieti Communal Cemetery near Rome.

Beach Head War Cemetery

Cemetery was designed by British architect Louis de Soissons.

Beach Head War Cemetery

See also

Anzio War Cemetery

Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial

List of cemeteries in Italy

References

External links

Burials in Lazio

Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Italy

World War II operations and battles of the Italian Campaign

World War II cemeteries in Italy

Anzio

Beach Head War Cemetery