The Headstone of Elio Finelli in Fakenham cemetery
Introduction
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The Headstone of Elio Finelli in Fakenham cemetery
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 16 Jan 2017
Caporale Maggiore (Corporal) Elio Finelli was an Italian soldier abroad when he died in Fakenham on the 9th April 1944 aged 38. Nothing else known at this time. This is also a rarely seen example of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone specifically for Italian servicemen.
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