In Memory of
Horace Edwin Starling
Lieutenant 180800
Royal Army Service Corps
who died on
Monday, 2nd April 1945. Age 23.
Additional Information:
Son of Sydney Baldwin Starling and Grace Starling; husband of Kathleen Margaret Starling,
of North Chailey, Sussex.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery:
RAVENNA WAR CEMETERY,
Grave Reference/
Panel Number:
I. B. 15.
Location:
The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to
Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna.
The turning from the main road is at the 143 kilometres stone, 12 kilometres west of
Ravenna, and is marked with a CWGC sign, pointing in the direction of the cemetery, and a
road sign marked 'Piangipane 4 kilometres'. Continue along the minor road until a further
CWGC sign is seen. The entrance to the cemetery is located on the left hand side of the
road.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
Historical Information:
RAVENNA WAR CEMETERY, ITALY - ITALY 20.
The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the main road from Ravenna
to Ferrara (Route No 16), near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of
Ravenna. THe turing from the main road is at the 143 kilometre stone, 12 kilometres west
of
Ravenna, and is marked with a Commission sign pointing in the direction of the cemetery
and
a road sign lettered "Piangipane 4 kilometres". Continue along this minor road
until a further
Commission sign is seen. The entrance to the Cemetery is located on the left-hand side of
the road.
The Cemetery lies 300 metres back from the road and is approached by a wide grass sward.
The Cemetery contains the graves of 30 casulaties concentrated in March 1974 from
Gradisca Communal Cemetery , Italy and 3 other burials concentrated from other minor
cemeteries in Italy.
This Cemetery also contains 956 graves and one Special Memorial of the 1939-1945 War.
Copyright The Commonwealth War Graves Commission