Salerno War Cemetery

Very Poignant

We were laying on the beach & we learnt that 80 years to the month that the Allies had first landed on mainland Italy practically where we were. It’s a short 15 minute bus ride from Salerno & it’s jus...

Remembering the costliest campaign in WW2 for British forces.

The weather was dismal on the November 2019 day i visited but it was well worth the hour or so i spent wandering the immaculately kept cemetery. As always at such places simply reading the names on th...

How quickly we forget

How quickly we forget the lives lost to save the continent from the maw of fascism. This emotionally-moving place is a well-cared for reminder dedicated to all the soldiers of the British Commonwealth...

Poignant and beautiful

We were recommended to visit by the hosts at our B&B. We didn't really know what to expect, and we have a teenager with us - but we thought we would give it a go. It was stunning. Beautiful, immacu...

Immaculately maintained.

Visited Salerno War Cemetery in May to pay respects to the final resting place of the Rev JEG (Gough) Quinn MC on my maternal grandfather's side of the family who was killed on 23.09.1943. The cemeter...