Faenza Communal Cemetery
- Country Italy
- Total identified casualties 55 Find these casualties
- Identified casualties from First World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 44.28053, Longitude: 11.87159
PLEASE NOTE
Faenza Communal Cemetery is open and accessible, but due to the damage caused by last year's massive floods, some works to secure the site are still ongoing or in preparation. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Location information
Faenza is a small town in the Province of Ravenna, and the Communal Cemetery will be found at Viale Marconi 34, Faenza, just south of the town on the road to Florence. The Commonwealth plot is near the south-west corner of the Communal Cemetery. Cemetery Address: Viale Marconi, 34 - 48018 Faenza (RA). GPS Co-ordinates: 44.281464, 11.871264.
Visiting information
ARRIVAL
Routes to the cemetery are signposted.
PARKING
There is an oval shaped parking area at the main entrance with space for up to 4 vehicles.
ACCESS, LAYOUT & MAIN ENTRANCE
Faenza Communal Cemetery is a large rectangular shape with a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) section at the furthest point from the main entrance.
The CWGC section is located in the southwest corner of the communal cemetery.
Within the CWGC section of the cemetery are three plots, Indian Army, British West Indies and British.
The main entrance has a metal gate, opening inwards, approximately 1.5 metres wide.
There are wide paths around the cemetery leading from the main entrance, all are flat, concrete or tarmac.
A Cross of Sacrifice stands in the centre of the CWGC area.
There are no seating areas or benches in the cemetery.
There is no Register Box at the cemetery.
ALTERNATIVE ACCESS
There is no alternative access into the cemetery.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The cemetery is accessible when the main cemetery is open
April to October 08:00 to 18:30
November to March 08:00 to 17:30
Closed Wednesday afternoon from 13:00
History information
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919.
From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west.
In 1917, Faenza became No.3 Rest Camp on the Mediterranean Lines of Communication and the Headquarters of a Lines of Communication area. It was also the site of a supply depot and of military general hospitals.
The Commonwealth plot in the communal cemetery contains 54 First World War burials.