Looking for Information on Engagements in the Sicily Landings

Hi,

My partner and I are going out to Sicily next month and will be visiting the War Grave of her grandfather who died there on 13th July 1943, during the Sicily landings - it's a little bit last minute so I haven't had time to do much research.

His name was William George Lee, S/N 7929214 of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry. We have an account of where he died from this page: 3rd County of London Yeomanry (3rd Sharpshooters) where it's in Annex A (search for , I've attached a screenshot of the entry for clarity.

We have the info on his grave and visit that but I'm wondering if it'd be possible to locate the area where the engagement that he died in happened?

I've used The Coordinate Translator at The "Coordinate Translator" to translate the grid ref of 79883474 to wJ798347 but it looks a little further inland than I'd have expected.

My question - can anyone with more experience cast light on how to research this, or any other resources that may be of use?

Many thanks in advance.

Les Robertson

 

re OpanaPointer's recommendation

The link you require is here: Recent Posts | WW2Talk

Ron

 

Many thanks, I've posted my question there too.

 

As for co-ords translator you should have used wH798347 not wJ
wJ798347 is in the sea
Try this map.
Caltagirone

 

My apologies, I noticed that mistake when I did it and used wH but had them both written down and typed the wrong one here. Many thanks for the map, I'll take a look this evening.

 

Keep in mind that if the location seems far from the beach, an amphibious assault generally means clearing the beach and then moving inland (several miles in some cases). I know with Sicily, some landings were virtually unopposed or had very little opposition and the units were able to move a couple miles inland before finding any real resistance.

 

Many thanks for your help and comments team, all appreciated.

Owen - the map is a fantastic resource, thanks again.