These documents for some kind of accommodation/repatriation camp in Taranto came up for auction. I have no idea of the provenance, but I'm curious (for reasons obvious to regular members here) how the camp came to have the name 'TUKER' and specifically what they are. Unless this is a strange coincidence, I'm assuming it's a reference to (then) Major General Francis Tuker, commander of 4th Indian Division.
These are release and travel authorizations. The individual is provided with 60 days of an allowance plus travel costs. The first individual is traveling to Jesi. Campo Tuker (Camp Tucker) is a repatriation/relocation camp operated under a joint Allied/Italian regulations/circulars/agreements cited in the documents.
Without translating I can explain the function of Campo Tuker, or Campo T as it was sometimes called, though I have no idea why it was given that name. After the armistice Italian soldiers present in Italy, France and the Balkans were rounded up by the German forces and sent to Germany/German-occupied territories. At the end of the war, upon their re-entry into Italian territory, they were required to present themselves to one of these camps, run by the Allied authorities, and had to remain there until relieved of their miitary duties. The first two of the above examples gave leave to the two soldiers named. The third confirms that the soldier in question had been paid for the period 1 September 1943- 1 June 1945. Vitellino
