Hi All I have been asked by an Itlaian friend Giordano Viozzi if I can find out anything about the two men whose names and addresses appear on the attached chits. They were sheltered by Oreste Belleggia, a well-known partisan in the Le Marche region of Italy. His daughter would like to know if they made it home The addresses on the scraps of paper are: Ronald P. Holmes, Esq. 16, Crundale Avenue Kingsbury, London, N.W. 9 England/Inghilterra (On this paper is also written some simple notes about Italian pronunciation.) George Hart 32 Lynn Street Oldham England They must have been in one of the 3 camps in the vicinity - Monte Urano, Sforzacosta or Servigliano. Any info on which camp, or on the UK addresses gratefully received as always I also attach Oreste's Alexander certificate Details also here https://camp59survivors.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/italian-helpers-two-queries/#more- All the best to you all Anne
Hello , Ronald Percy Holmes appears not to have made it;- Rank:Warrant Officer Service No:1375674 Date of Death:08/02/1944 Age:30 Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Grave Reference:XVI, D, 1. Cemetery:CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY Additional Information:Son of James Albert and Mary Holmes, of Kingsbury, Middlesex. Kyle
Thankyou Kyle. That's a bit of a mystery then. Unusual for PoWs to get back into the fight and Coriano Ridge is quite a long way North of Marche. But I know of at least one other - Sidney Seymour Smith - who was killed by the NaziFascisti in Marche, buried in the local cemetery then re-interred at Coriano in due course. Or maybe he wasn't a PoW but sent in to help organise the local partisans. Can anyone find him on a prisoner list for PGs 70 MonteUrano, 59 Servigliano or 53 Sforzacosta?? I'll be speaking to the italian connections next March and will let you know of any developments Anne
Hi Ted I am trying to help someone else trace the living relatives of service men who were helped by Italians, but it is proving exceptionally difficult (except if they appear on CWGC records or as a POW later in Germany). The only info at present for your George Hart I can find is a possible birth cert: Name: George Hart Mother's Maiden Surname: Verity Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1921 Registration district: Oldham Inferred County: Lancashire Volume Number: 8d Page Number: 1306 Unfortunately I cannot as yet find a family tree in which he is noted TD
Many thanks TD - helpful as always. Let me know if I can do anything at the Italian end of your search. Meanwhile here is Ronald's grave at Coriano Ridge Anne