Arezzo War Cemetery

Arezzo War Cemetery is a war cemetery operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to the North West of the city of Arezzo, Italy.[1] It was established in November 1944, to house the remains of Allied casualties from World War II.[1] The remains of 1,266 men are interred there,[1] mostly British. However, the interments also include a number of members of the 4th and 8th Divisions of the Indian Army, who are buried in a separate section, in plots VII-IX.[1] The cemetery also has one American burial,[2] plus more from Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa, and 37 who are unidentified.[1]

Inscription

Arezzo War Cemetery

The entrance, seen in 2007
Details
Established	November 1944 (1944-11)
Location	SR 69 Località Indicatore Zona Prima - 52020 Pratantico (AR) Tuscany
Country	Italy
Coordinates	43.484069°N 11.790363°E / 43.484069; 11.790363
Type	War cemetery
Owned by	Commonwealth War Graves Commission
No. of interments	1,266
Website	www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2008200/Arezzo%20War%20Cemetery
Find a Grave	Arezzo War Cemetery

Near the entrance is an inscription, in English and Italian, reading:

The land on which this cemetery stands is the gift of the Italian people for the perpetual resting place of the sailors, soldiers & airmen who are honoured here

Notable interments include Lieutenant St John Graham Young GC.[3]

References

1. "Arezzo War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
2. Dickon, Chris (2011). The Foreign Burial of American War Dead: A History. McFarland. p. 268. ISBN 978-0786446124.
3. "Young, St John Graham". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

External links

• The Canadian Virtual War Memorial article with plan of the cemetery