DEWEY, ABERMAN (sic) CHARLES
Rank: Private
Service No: 6856839
Date of Death: 18/10/1943
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Middlesex Regiment - 1st Bn. Princess Louise's Kensington Regt.
Grave Reference XIV. A. 37.
Cemetery SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_78th_Infantry_Division

http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents....mp;nid=9&start=0

The 78 Infantry Division had been deployed to North Africa in November 1942.  It landed in Sicily on 26 July 1943, moving to Italy on 22 September 1943.  It landed at Taranto and advanced up the Adriatic coast under the command of XXX Corps.  The division fought at the Battle for Adrano between the 29 July and 3 August 1943 and then crossing of the River Sangro. It took part in the Second Battle for Cassino and then the advance up the Liri Valley (Cassino III). The division fought at the battle for the Trasimene Line. It left Italy on 18 July 1944 to transfer to Egypt for a period of rest and refitting.  The division returned to Italy on 15 September 1944.  It took part in the final offensive with the crossing of the River Senio and then the forcing of the Argenta Gap. The division entered Austria on the 8 May 1945.  It remained in Austria on occupation duties until it was disbanded in August 1946.

Private 6856839
Middlesex Regiment
1st Bn. Princess Louise's Kensington Regt.