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Stone Lions - where are they?
« on: Thursday 21 May 09 18:37 BST (UK) »
Could anyone identify the are that this photo was taken at.The attached is of my friends Grandfather who was a Lancashire Fusilier (2nd Bn.) with British 8th Army.  He was killed during the fighting north of Rome, on 21st June 1944, and is buried in the Orvieto War Cemetery.
Looking at his clothing, and historical records for the Allied Force's positions, I think will have been taken in April, May or June of 1944, meaning it was probably only a few weeks before he was killed, and is certainly the last photo he has of him.  The location will be somewhere between Cassino, and Orvieto, but most probably Rome , which the Allies entered on 4th June 1944.

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Re: Stone Lions - where are they?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 22 May 09 16:41 BST (UK) »
It could even be Sicily....Or even Egypt, which was a British mandate...The lion has a "Trafalgar Sq" look to it!!

Certainly NOT Cassino though...

A bit difficult this one unless there is someone with local knowledge... :'(

I will go through my books and pics tonight...
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Re: Stone Lions - where are they?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 July 09 19:21 BST (UK) »
Scrimnet,
Thanks for the reply sorry it has taken so long to acknowledge but havn't been on site for a while.
Algy.
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