<![CDATA[No.9 Commando Cairn, Mount Ornito, le Retelle, Italy]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/
Read more about each of those named on this Memorial [here.....].]]>
en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:37:59 -0400 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/23764-7/italy.jpg <![CDATA[No.9 Commando Cairn, Mount Ornito, le Retelle, Italy]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/ <![CDATA[Account of the May 1987 No 9 Cdo pilgrimage to Mounts Ornito and Faito]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/Les+Callf+MC+Marble+Roll+of+Honour+Sept+1989+Letter+3+copy.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/Les+Callf+MC+Marble+Roll+of+Honour+Sept+1989+Letter+3+copy.jpg.html
Written by Major Les Callf MC and bar. Photo courtesy of Tim Petrocchi to whom Major Callf sent this account and adds a personal footnote to at the end.

nb. At this time there was only a wooden plaque in honour of the Fallen. In 1989 a Memorial would be built.
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<![CDATA[Marble Roll of Honour for No 9 Cdo installed at Mt Ornito Sept 1989]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/Les+Callf+MC+Marble+Roll+of+Honour+Sept+1989+Letter+copy.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/Les+Callf+MC+Marble+Roll+of+Honour+Sept+1989+Letter+copy.jpg.html
Copy of a letter from Major Les Callf MC and bar. Photo courtesy of Tim Petrocchi. This is part of correspondence sent to Tim by Major Callf. Tim adds " Major Callf, or Les, as he wanted me to call him, taught me navigation at Newhaven. He was a charismatic man and I was proud to have known and helped him in my small way, towards his Mount Faito and Ornito pilgrimage in 1989."
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Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:30:26 -0400
<![CDATA[The remote location of the monument at le Retelle, Mount Ornito]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdomounment_+mount+ornito.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdomounment_+mount+ornito.jpg.html
Photo courtesy of Salvatore Costanzo.se. Posted by Pete R.
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Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:32:34 -0500
<![CDATA[Salvatore beside the Commando Monument at Mount Ornito]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+monument+Mount+ornito+and+Salvo.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+monument+Mount+ornito+and+Salvo.jpg.html
Photo courtesy of Salvatore Costanzo.se.
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Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Sun, 06 May 2018 10:45:35 -0400
<![CDATA[The Roll of Honour on the monument at Mount Ornito]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+names_+mount+ornito.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+names_+mount+ornito.jpg.html
Photo courtesy of Salvatore Costanzo.se. Posted by Pete R.
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Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:09:41 -0500
<![CDATA[The Roll of Honour on the monument at Mount Ornito - 2]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+names_+mount+ornito+3+.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+names_+mount+ornito+3+.jpg.html
Photo courtesy of Salvatore Costanzo.se. Posted by Pete R.
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Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:10:34 -0500
<![CDATA[Commando Monument at Mount Ornito, Italy]]> https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+monument+Mount+ornito+2.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/italy/9+cdo+monument+Mount+ornito+2.jpg.html
Photo courtesy of Salvatore Costanzo.se. Posted by Pete R.
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Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:07:23 -0500