| Additional Information: | Son of Robert Harper Brade and Marie Louise Brade, of Streatham. London. |
| Cemetery: | ASSISI WAR CEMETERY, Italy |
| Grave
Reference/ Panel Number: |
IX, C, 1. |
| Location: | The War Cemetery forms part
of the locality of Rivotorto in the Commune of Assisi, in
the Province of Perugia. From Rome, take the Autostrada
A1, Rome-Milan. Come off at Orte and go along the SS3 bis
to Perugia following the signs for Assisi. Take the road
to Rivotorto and at a crossroads, from which a church is
visible, turn left and the cemetery is about 500 metres
down this road.. The cemetery is permanently open and may
be visited anytime. |
| Historical Information: | The site was selected in September 1944, and burials were brought in to this cemetery from the surrounding battlefields. A high proportion of them date from June and July 1944, when the Germans were making, in this region, their first attempts to stop the Allied advance north of Rome. |