The resting place of 490 Canadians who died on Sicily 1n 1943. Surly one of the most beautiful locations for a military cemetery.
Agira, Central Sicily.
Colin.
Canadian_Cemetery_Agira..wps
Thanks Steve for the background on the Canadian troops. Excellent.
Colin: Do you have that file in any other form? Looks like it's a Word Perfect file and most people won't be able to open it including yours truly?
But wait, look what I found by doing some snooping on the Internet...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories.../a2108909.shtml
More links regarding the cemetery and the Canadian troops...
http://www.kenscott.com/sicily/cemetery_agira.htm
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...ute_041105.html
The resting place of some Canadian 'D-Day Dodgers'. The Canadian Military Cemetery at Agira, Sicily.
As I've said many times a beautiful location.
Their resting spot is breathtaking. Yes, you were right.