Grave Locations - Morocco
Total Australian commemorations in Morocco: 1
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Status Current as of the 5th July 2007
Cemetery/Memorial
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No.
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Volunteer
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Status
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| BEN M'SIK EUROPEAN CEMETERY | 1 | Ralph McLean
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BEN M'SIK EUROPEAN CEMETERY, Morocco
Location:
This is a very large civilian cemetery. It is approximately 6 kilometres from Casablanca town centre and lies between the main road to Marrakech and the road known as Oulad Zianc. It is best reached by taxi. The Commission plot is located amongst the other nationalities military plots. It is found on the right handside at the far end of the main road coming from the Cemetery entrance. GRAVE OF HKV NIELSEN (ISOLATED) To reach this grave one walks up the main alley to the circular intersection, turn left there and walk 12 paces. The grave is then found 17 metres from the road and at right angles to the left.
Visiting Information:
The local caretakers open the gates of the cemetery at 9.00 a.m. and close them at 5.00 p.m., every day. We would, however, suggest that any visit to the cemetery is made either mid-morning or mid-afternoon, avoiding the middle of the day.
Historical Information:
American troops landed at Casablanca at the beginning of the Allied campaign in north-west Africa. Ben M'Sik European Cemetery contains 38 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. The Commonwealth plot also contains two war graves of other nationalities and seven non-war burials. Among the latter is the grave of Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck who held a number of commands during the Second World War. He died in 1981 at the age of 96, and is buried alongside Galley Boy Raymond Steed, who at 14 years of age was the youngest known Commonwealth casualty of the Second World War.
(Information: Courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
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