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F/Sgt Robert Francis Thayer, RCAF. Nav. of No. 424 Squadron RCAF (Wellington), NASAF. Killed 17/07/1943 when a/c crashed following takeoff due to engine failure, age 21.
P/O Russel Max Furman, RCAF. AG of No. 207 Squadron RAF (Lancaster), Bomber Command. Killed 17/07/1943 striking targets in Northern Italy, age 21.

BURIED IN AGIRA WAR CEMETERY
  1. Pte Edward John Lawlor, RCOC, 2nd Lt A-A Wksp. Killed 17/07/1943, age 29.
  2. Pte Harold James Lasky, LER. Likely died of wounds from vanguard action south of Piazza Armerina 17/07/1943, age 21.
  3. Cpl Francis Thomas Wagstaff, LER. Likely died of wounds from vanguard action south of Piazza Armerina 17/07/1943, age 34.
  4. Tpr William MacGregor, TRR. Likely died of wounds from vanguard action south of Piazza Armerina 17/07/1943, age 20.
  5. Tpr Edward Myers, TRR. Likely died of wounds from vanguard action south of Piazza Armerina 17/07/1943, age 39.


F/O Russel Bowyer Foster, RCAF. Nav. of No. 114 Squadron RAF (Boston), NATAF. Killed 18/07/1943, age 25.
Pte Victor William Caban, HPER. Killed during sortie into “Death Valley” before Valguarnera 18/07/1943, age 22.
Pte Samuel Way, HPER. Killed during sortie into “Death Valley” before Valguarnera 18/07/1943, age 25.
Pte Georges Etienne Legault, R22R. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 26.
Sgt William James Upton, RCA, 1st A-T Regt. Killed 18/07/1943, age 24.
Cpl Clifford Frank Gordon, Seaforths. Killed 18/07/1943 near Valguarnera.


BURIED IN AGIRA WAR CEMETERY
  1. Pte Hugh R. Anderson, RCR. Killed 18/07/1943 near “Death Valley” before Valguarnera, age 28.
  2. L/Sgt Hilaire Barrieau, R22R. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 26.
  3. Pte Oliver Reginald Bates, Seaforths. Killed 18/07/1943 near Valguarnera, age 34.
  4. Pte Jack Besserman, 48th Highlanders. Killed 18/07/1943 during uphill assault before Valguarnera, age 29.
  5. Lt Hugh Campbell Carey, RCE, 4th Field Coy. Killed 18/07/1943 by shrapnel while his engineers filled a crater.
  6. Pte Harold Chilvers, 48th Highlanders.  Killed 18/07/1943 during uphill assault before Valguarnera, age 31.
  7. Pte Frank Stephens Dentremont, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 31.
  8. Pte Charles William J. Dicks, 48th Highlanders. Killed 18/07/1943 during uphill assault before Valguarnera, age 29.
  9. L/Cpl Frank Joseph Downing, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 27.
  10. Cpl Robert Dube, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 25.
  11. Pte Joseph Marcel Ducharme, R22R. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 21.
  12. Pte Charles Alexander Everitt, RCR. Killed 18/07/1943 near “Death Valley” before Valguarnera, age 30.
  13. Cpl Clinton Edward Farrell, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 26.
  14. Pte Roville Fortin, R22R. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 23.
  15. Pte Arsene Joseph Gagnon, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 23.
  16. Pte Paul Emile Giraldeau, R22R. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 27.
  17. Pte Severe Andre Gosselin, R22R. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 26.
  18. L/Cpl Lewis Maxwell Graham, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 24.
  19. F/Sgt Robert Henry Halliday, RCAF of No. 18 Squadron RAF (Boston), NATAF. Killed 18/07/1943, age 22.
  20. Pte Albert Harrisson, R22R. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 29.
  21. Pte Max Joseph Lampert, 48th Highlanders. Killed 18/07/1943 during uphill assault before Valguarnera, age 22.
  22. Pte Walter Gordon MacDonald, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 22.
  23. Cpl Paul Emile Picard, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma.
  24. Maj. John Henry William Pope, RCR. Killed 18/07/1943 trying to knock out a Panzer IV near “Death Valley”, age 30.
  25. Capt. Thomas Southall Porter, CYR. Killed by a sniper round to the forehead while surveying ground with binoculars 18/07/1943, age 29.
  26. Pte Reid Frederick Sprague, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 26.
  27. Lt Joseph B. Starr, CYR. Killed while throwing a grenade at a German position near Monte Della Forma 18/07/1943, age 25.
  28. Pte John Raymond Taylor, HPER. Killed during sortie into “Death Valley” before Valguarnera 18/07/1943, age 19.
  29. Sgt Bernard Bates Thompson, HPER. Killed during sortie into “Death Valley” before Valguarnera 18/07/1943, age 21.
  30. Pte John Voutour, CYR. Killed 18/07/1943 near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma, age 31.
  31. Sig. Norman Alan Walker, RCCS, 1st Cdn Div Sigs. Killed 18/07/1943, age 26.
  32. L/Cpl James Wallace, RCR. Killed 18/07/1943 near “Death Valley” before Valguarnera, age 23.
  33. L/Cpl John Hugh Warren, WNSR. Killed 18/07/1943 while holding high ground near Monte Della Forma overlooking Enna-Valguarnera highway, age 22.



L/Cpl H. J. O. Johnson, CYR. Died of wounds sustained Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma 19/07/1943, age 31.
Pte Alexander F. MacDonald, Seaforths. Killed 19/07/1943 while moving through Valguarnera towards Leonforte, age 29.
L/Cpl Benjamin A. Swanson, Seaforths. Killed 19/07/1943 while moving through Valguarnera towards Leonforte, age 22.

BURIED IN AGIRA WAR CEMETERY
  1. F/Lt Leslie Cyril Gosling DFC & Bar, RCAF of No. 229 Squadron RAF (Spitfire), Malta. Killed 19/07/1943, age 23.
  2. Tpr Robert Frank Allingham, 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Killed 19/07/1943, age 26.
  3. Cpl George Lawrence Harbour, 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Killed 19/07/1943, age 29.
  4. Tpr Maurice Stoleson Fitch, Calgary Tank Regiment. Drowned 19/07/1943 near Cassibile, age 19.
  5. Pte J. R. Baird, CYR. Likely died of wounds sustained near Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma 19/07/1943, age 24.
  6. Pte Francis Milton Huish, HPER. Likely died of wounds sustained during the “Death Valley” sortie 19/07/1943, age 23.
  7. Pte Ferdinand L. Nash, HPER. Likely died of wounds sustained during the “Death Valley” sortie 19/07/1943, age 20.
  8. Cpl Frederick E. Punchard, HPER. Likely died of wounds sustained during the “Death Valley” sortie 19/07/1943, age 25.
  9. Pte Cameron McRea, R22R. Likely died of wounds sustained Portello Grottacalda/Monte Della Forma 19/07/1943, age 28.
  10. L/Bdr Leo Ernest Millard, RCA, 1st Field Regt. Killed 19/07/1943, age 28.
  11. Cpl Ralph William Devlin, RCCS, 1st Cdn Div Sigs. Killed 19/07/1943 when his carrier hit a mine.
  12. Pte Clifford B. N. Bompas, Seaforths. Killed 19/07/1943 while moving through Valguarnera towards Leonforte, age 30.
  13. Pte Gordon Freeman Doyle, Seaforths. Killed 19/07/1943 while moving through Valguarnera towards Leonforte, age 23.
  14. Pte Alexander McCuish, Seaforths. Killed 19/07/1943 while moving through Valguarnera towards Leonforte, age 40.
  15. Pte William Robert Niven, Seaforths. Killed 19/07/1943 while moving through Valguarnera towards Leonforte, age 25.