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1998.135.080.025
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ITALY, SEPT 1943 - MARCH 1945
ITALIE, SEPTEMBRE 1943 - MARS 1945
Seaforths read the Casualty Roll near Ortona, January 1943.
Clipping - "At his Brother's Grave" - Private Ralph Forrester of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada says a prayer and places flowers on the grave of his brother killed in Ortona on 29 December, 1943 on the River Garigliano, 16 January 1944.
K21029 Pte. J.G. FORRESTER, joined the Seaforths on 5 May 1943 and was killed on 26 or 29.December, 1943
KS2115 Pte. Ralph FORRESTER joined the SHC on 11 September, 1939 and left on 19 June 1944. He was wounded on 17 .July 1943.
From Padre Durnford's Diary, page 29:
"The 8th to 15th [of January 1944] taken up in hunting for graves from the Moro [River] to Ortona ...
Cemetary completed by the old Church, where Xmas Day was spent. 32 graves. Pioneers (Barnes esp.) did fine job & McNamara did good job of tidying graves. "To the S-H of C this place is forever sacred" [on a sign in the cemetery].
16 - Sun. [16 January 1944] H.C. Brigade. 25 . 9 a.m. H.C. Ortona. 18. 10 a.m. Interviews (2). Memorial Service. 2 P.M. Cemetary. (Xmas D Church). Col. [Syd Thomson] Reads . Pipe Plays Bugle blows. "They grow not old etc." Drum head. 25 fr. each Coy . 200 approx. Air Cover drowns me out. 5 movie cameras working."
From the Album (Scrapbook) of Major W.D. Blackburn consisting of captioned photos and clippings from newspapers and magazines. The items are from Canada, England and Italy. He served in the Regiment from 13 August, 1940 to 12 February 1944. He commanded "C" Company in Italy.

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