Cassino War Cemetery lies along the road to S. Angelo in Theodice and houses, in a green meadow, 4,265 graves of servicemen from Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Nepal, Pakistan and a soldier of the Red Army. 284 of the burials are unidentified. The site for Cassino War Cemetery was originally selected in January 1944, but it was impossible to use until the Germans withdrew from Cassino. It was inaugurated on August 31st, 1956, with the intervention of gen. Alexander and all Commonwealth’s Ambassadors. Also in the Cemetery is the «Cassino Memorial», which commemorates more than 4,000 Commonwealth servicemen dead in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns, who have no known graves.  

At the entrance there is the “Stone of Remembrance”, with the inscription “Their name liveth for Evermore”. A rectangular basin in the middle of the “Cassino Memorial” is linked to the concept of purifying water, but it is also a reference to the island of Britain.

On the opposite side of the entrance is the “Cross of Sacrifice”, which is inspired by Celtic crosses: it is formed by a long arm and three equal, made of limestone with a long bronze sword set into the front face.

The cross represents the faith of most buried soldiers, while the sword is a reference to the military character of the Cemetery and the Christian concept of self-sacrifice.

Each grave is marked by a simple rectangular headstone bearing the national emblem, rank, name, unit, date of death, age, religion of the casualty and a personal dedication chosen by the family.

Cassino War Cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.