Mark Hone Posted 12 October , 2015 Share Posted 12 October , 2015 Does anyone happen to know anything of the circumstances by which this soldier from Bristol ended up as the only CWGC burial at Sirmione Communal Cemetery on the shores of Lake Garda? The accompanying documentation does not shed any light. He died on 4th October 1918 aged 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 12 October , 2015 Share Posted 12 October , 2015 Does anyone happen to know anything of the circumstances by which this soldier from Bristol ended up as the only CWGC burial at Sirmione Communal Cemetery on the shores of Lake Garda? The accompanying documentation does not shed any light. He died on 4th October 1918 aged 23. He drowned. If you have Ancestry the effects record show the death - http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/60506/42511_6129999_0148-00107?pid=603575&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dUKArmyRegistersEffects%26gss%3dangs-d%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d265966%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3d784%26pcat%3d39%26fh%3d0%26h%3d603575%26recoff%3d68%2b69%26ml_rpos%3d1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 12 October , 2015 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2015 Thanks, I only have the basic membership at home but will be able to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 13 October , 2015 Share Posted 13 October , 2015 Soldiers of Gloucestershire database : Taverner, William J - Statement of Service Surname: Taverner Initials: WJT First Name: William Rank: L Corporal SERVICE DETAILS Service Number: 265966 Battalion: 1/6 Enlisted: Bristol Ex-number: 003416 END OF SERVICE Reason: Accidental Death Where: ITALY Grave: IT0023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 13 October , 2015 Share Posted 13 October , 2015 Hello The register of soldiers effects say in the cause and date of death box: 4/10/18 Italy 'Drowned'. Effects left to his father, George. Hope this helps Dragoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 13 October , 2015 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2015 Presumably in Lake Garda. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaginatian Posted 4 April , 2016 Share Posted 4 April , 2016 This was one of a number of locations in northern Italy that I visited last September. Regards, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 5 April , 2016 Author Share Posted 5 April , 2016 Thanks, Ian; as I said, I had hoped to visit last October but in the end didn't get the chance. Looks like a very recently-replaced stone. As far as I can recall, it's the only CWGC burial in the entire Lake Garda area. There is an impressive German World War II cemetery at Costermano, overlooking the lake on the other side from Sirmione. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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