Grave Locations - Tunisia
Total Australian commemorations in Tunisia: 26 + 7 Australians serving in Other Allied Units
RED - this indicates those cemeteries that have been completed.
BLUE - this indicates those cemeteries that have been offered for completion
BLACK - this indicates those cemeteries that have yet to be completed.
Status Current as of the 8th August 2007
Cemetery/Memorial |
No.
|
Type
|
Volunteer |
Status |
ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY
|
11
|
WW2
|
Ralph McLean & Robert Banford
|
Complete
|
MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY
|
2
|
WW2 |
Ralph McLean |
Complete |
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY
|
10 (Known 9, Unknown 1)
|
WW2 |
Ralph McLean & Ben Halman
|
Complete |
SFAX WAR CEMETERY
|
2
|
WW2 |
Ralph McLean |
Complete |
TABARKA RAS RAJEL WAR CEMETERY
|
1
|
WW2 |
Ralph McLean |
Complete |
|
-
|
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|
Australians serving in Other Allied Units
|
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ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY |
4 |
WW2 |
Ralph McLean |
Complete |
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR MEMORIAL
|
2 |
WW2 |
Ralph McLean |
Complete |
OUED ZARGA WAR CEMETERY
|
1 |
WW2 |
Ralph McLean |
Complete |
CEMETERY DETAILS
ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY - Tunisia
Location:
The town of Enfidaville is 100 kilometres south of Tunis on the main coast road. TheWar Cemetery is 1 kilometre west of the town centre, on the road to Zaghovan, and itsapproaches are well signposted. It is immediately south of the small civil cemetery.
Visiting Information:
The cemetery gates are not locked, so it is possible to visit the cemetery, including Saturdays and Sundays, when it is unstaffed. However, the register and visitors' bookwill not be available outside normal working hours, as they are kept locked in the gardeners toolshed. The gardeners hours of work are: July and August (Summer Hours) Monday - Thursday 06.00 - 15.00 Friday 06.00 - 14.00 September - June (Winter Hours) Monday - Thursday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 Friday 07.00 - 12.00 and13.00 - 16.00 Month of Ramadan Monday - Friday 08.00 - 15.00
Historical Information:
In May 1943, the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force. The campaign began on 8 November 1942, when Commonwealth and American troops made a series of landings in Algeria and Morocco. The Germans responded immediately by sending a force from Sicily to northern Tunisia, which checked the Allied advance east in early December. Meanwhile, in the south, the Axis forces defeated at El Alamein were withdrawing into Tunisia along the coast through Libya, pursued by the Allied Eighth Army. By mid April 1943, the combined Axis force was hemmed into a small corner of north-eastern Tunisia and the Allies were grouped for their final offensive. The Eighth Army attack on the position at Enfidaville on 19 April captured the village, but strong resistance meant no further progress was possible. Attacks further north met with greater success and Tunis fell on 7 May, Bizerta on the 8th. By 11 May, the position at Enfidaville was surrounded at resistance ceased on the following day. Most of those buried at Enfidaville War Cemetery died in the final battles from March to the beginning of May. The cemetery contains 1,551 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 88 of them unidentified.
MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY - Tunisia
Location:
Massicault War Cemetery is about 25 kilometres south-west of Tunis on Route P5 to Medjez-el-Bab.
Visiting Information:
The cemetery gates are not locked, so it is possible to visit the cemetery, including Saturdays and Sundays, when it is unstaffed. However, the register and visitors' book will not be available outside normal working hours, as they are kept locked in the gardeners toolshed. The gardeners hours of work are: July and August (Summer Hours) Monday - Thursday 06.00 - 15.00 Friday 06.00 - 14.00 September – June (Winter Hours) Monday - Thursday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 Friday 07.00 -12.00 and 13.00 - 16.00 Month of Ramadan Monday - Friday 08.00 - 15.00
Historical Information:
In May 1943, the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force. The campaign began on 8 November 1942, when Commonwealth and American troops made a series of landings in Algeria and Morocco. The Germans responded immediately by sending a force from Sicily to northern Tunisia, which checked the Allied advance east in early December. Meanwhile, in the south, the Axis forces defeated at El Alamein were withdrawing into Tunisia along the coast through Libya, pursued by the Allied Eighth Army. By mid April 1943, the combined Axis force was hemmed into a small corner of north-eastern Tunisia and the Allies were grouped for their final offensive. Many of those buried at Massicault War Cemetery died in the preparation for the final drive to Tunis in April 1943 and in that advance at the beginning of May. The cemetery contains 1,576 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 130 of them unidentified.
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia OTHER UNITS
Location:
Medjez-el-Bab is 60 kilometres west of Tunis. Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, in which the Memorial stands, is situated 3 kilometres west of Medjez-el-Bab on the road to Le Kef (Route P5).
Visiting Information:
The cemetery gates are not locked, so it is possible to visit the cemetery, including Saturdays and Sundays, when it is unstaffed. However, the register and visitors' book will not be available outside normal working hours, as they are kept locked in the gardeners toolshed. The gardeners hours of work are: July and August (Summer Hours) Monday - Thursday 06.00 - 15.00 Friday 06.00 - 14.00 September - June (Winter Hours) Monday - Thursday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 Friday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.00 Month of Ramadan Monday - Friday 08.00 - 15.00
Historical Information:
In May 1943, the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force. The campaign began on 8 November 1942, when Commonwealth and American troops made a series of landings in Algeria and Morocco. The Germans responded immediately by sending a force from Sicily to northern Tunisia, which checked the Allied advance east in early December. In the south, the Axis forces defeated at El Alamein withdrew into Tunisia along the coast through Libya, pursued by the Allied Eighth Army. By mid April 1943, the combined Axis force was hemmed into a small corner of north-eastern Tunisia and the Allies were grouped for their final offensive. Medjez-el-Bab was at the limit of the Allied advance in December 1942 and remained on the front line until the decisive Allied advances of April and May 1943. The MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL commemorates almost 2,000 men of the First Army who died during the operations in Algeria and Tunisia between 8 November 1942 and 19 February 1943, and those of the First and Eighth Armies who died in operations in the same areas between 20 February 1943 and 13 May 1943, and who have no known graves. The memorial stands within MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY where 2,903 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War are buried or commemorated. 385 of the burials are unidentified. Special memorials commemorate three soldiers buried in Tunis (Borgel) Cemetery and one in Youks-les-Bains Cemetery, whose graves are now lost. The five First World War burials in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery were brought in from Tunis (Belvedere) Cemetery or in Carthage (Basilica Karita) Cemetery in 1950.
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia
Location:
Medjez-el-Bab is 60 kilometres west of Tunis. The Cemetery is situated 3 kilometres west of Medjez-el-Bab on the road to Le Kef (Route P5).
Visiting Information:
The cemetery gates are not locked, so it is possible to visit the cemetery, including Saturdays and Sundays, when it is unstaffed. However, the register and visitors' book will not be available outside normal working hours, as they are kept locked in the gardeners toolshed. The gardeners hours of work are: July and August (Summer Hours) Monday - Thursday 06.00 - 15.00 Friday 06.00 - 14.00 September - June (Winter Hours) Monday - Thursday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 Friday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.00 Month of Ramadan Monday - Friday 08.00 - 15.00
Historical Information:
In May 1943, the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force. The campaign began on 8 November 1942, when Commonwealth and American troops made a series of landings in Algeria and Morocco. The Germans responded immediately by sending a force from Sicily to northern Tunisia, which checked the Allied advance east in early December. In the south, the Axis forces defeated at El Alamein withdrew into Tunisia along the coast through Libya, pursued by the Allied Eighth Army. By mid April 1943, the combined Axis force was hemmed into a small corner of north-eastern Tunisia and the Allies were grouped for their final offensive. Medjez-el-Bab was at the limit of the Allied advance in December 1942 and remained on the front line until the decisive Allied advances of April and May 1943. There are 2,903 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY. 385 of the burials are unidentified. Special memorials commemorate three soldiers buried in Tunis (Borgel) Cemetery and one in Youks-les-Bains Cemetery, whose graves are now lost. Within the cemetery stands the MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, bearing the names of almost 2,000 men of the First Army who died during the operations in Algeria and Tunisia between 8 November 1942 and 19 February 1943, and those of the First and Eighth Armies who died in operations in the same areas between 20 February 1943 and 13 May 1943, and who have no known graves. The five First World War burials in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery were brought in from Tunis (Belvedere) Cemetery or in Carthage (Basilica Karita) Cemetery in 1950.
SFAX WAR CEMETERY - Tunisia
Location:
The town of Sfax is 270 kilometres south of Tunis. The War Cemetery lies within the enclosure of the civil cemetery, 2 kilometres south of the town centre on the road to Gabes. It has a private entrance on the main road.
Visiting Information:
The cemetery gates are not locked, so it is possible to visit the cemetery, including Saturdays and Sundays, when it is unstaffed. However, the register and visitors' book will not be available outside normal working hours, as they are kept locked in the gardeners toolshed. The gardeners hours of work are: July and August (Summer Hours) Monday - Thursday 06.00 - 15.00 Friday 06.00 - 14.00 September - June (Winter Hours) Monday - Thursday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 Friday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.00 Month of Ramadan Monday - Friday 08.00 - 15.00
Historical Information:
In May 1943, the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force. In the south, the Axis forces defeated in Egypt at El Alamein withdrew into Tunisia along the coast through Libya, pursued by the Allied Eighth Army. Most of those buried in Sfax War Cemetery died in attacks on successive Axis positions at Medenine, the Marith Line and Wadi Akarit, in March and April 1943. The cemetery contains 1,253 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 52 of them unidentified. The single First World War grave in Sfax War Cemetery was brought in from Bizerta Sidi Saleru Moslem Cemetery in March 1983.
TABARKA RAS RAJEL WAR CEMETERY - Tunisia
Location:
Tabarka is a coastal town on the Tunisian/Algerian border. The war cemetery is some 12 kilometres east of the town on Route P7 to Tunis (and Beja).
Visiting Information:
The cemetery gates are not locked, so it is possible to visit the cemetery, including Saturdays and Sundays, when it is unstaffed. However, the register and visitors' book will not be available outside normal working hours, as they are kept locked in the gardeners toolshed. The gardeners hours of work are: July and August (Summer Hours) Monday - Thursday 06.00 - 15.00 Friday 06.00 - 14.00 September - June (Winter Hours) Monday - Thursday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 17.00 Friday 07.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 16.00 Month of Ramadan Monday – Friday 08.00 - 15.00
Historical Information:
In May 1943, the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force. On 8 November 1942, Commonwealth and American troops made a series of landings in Algeria and Morocco. The Germans responded immediately by sending a force from Sicily to northern Tunisia, which checked the Allied advance east in early December. Tabarka was just behind the limit of the advance that winter. Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery contains 500 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 60 of them unidentified.
(Information: Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
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