The Argenta War Cemetery is a
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...
and is found in the Commune of
Argenta, Ferrara, Italy. The town of Argenta is located two kilometres south.
The cemetery holds many soldiers killed in the battles of
Argenta Gap and
Lake Comacchio. The British authorities established the cemetery shortly after the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. There are 625 soldiers buried there.
Notable burials
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Arthur Banks GC (1923–1944)
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Tom Hunter (VC)
Thomas Peck Hunter VC (6 October 1923 – 3 April 1945) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Backgr ...
(1923–1945)
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Anders Lassen
Major Anders Frederik Emil Victor Schau Lassen, (22 September 1920 – 9 April 1945) was a Danish military officer who was the only non-Commonwealth recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War. Serving in the British Army, he wa ...
VC,
MC & Two Bars (1920–1945)
References
External links
Commonwealth War Graves Commission*
War cemeteries in Italy
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Italy
Cemeteries in Italy
Argenta
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