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He embarked for Great Britain on December 9, 1939, and landed in Greenock, Scotland, on the 18th. He married on April 14, 1942, in Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland. After several promotions and demotions, he returned to sea on June 15, 1943, to take part in Operation Husky, the Allied landing in Sicily on July 10. On September 10 of the same year, he set foot on the Italian mainland. On October 31, he was slightly wounded in combat in his left hand, then on November 12 in his right hand. He was killed in action on December 29, 1943, near the Fortore and Biferno rivers in the Torrella sector. He was buried on the 4th near the chapel in Ortona. After the war, his body was exhumed and reburied in the British Empire Cemetery in Ortona. He had served 1,505 days, including 1,481 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal 1939-1945 War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Lance Sergeant Nick Donofrio
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Entrance
Entrance - Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cemetery
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Grave Marker
Grave marker - Moro River Canadian War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Nick Donofrio
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Nick Donofrio
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Nick Donofrio
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 154 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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