Memorial to Italian Internees on Somes/Matiu Island in WWII
Memorial to Italian Internees on Somes/Matiu Island in WWII
Category: Other
| Title | Memorial to Italian Internees on Somes/Matiu Island in WWII |
|---|---|
| Author | photo by Judith Murphy |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Digital Archive of Documents on Italian Immigration in New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Format | Photo - iPhone 8 |
| Geographic reference | Matiu Island, Somes Island |
| Time reference | WWII |
| Online resource | Only available on this website |
| Topic | Italian internees, Italian prisoners of war, WWII, memorials, |
This memorial, photographed in 2019, is close to the Cemetery monument on Matiu/Somes Island. It reads:
"In Remembrance of the Italian internees held on Somes Island during World War II."
Alberino, G.
Alfano, R.
Aprea, A.
Barsi, C.
Bartoli, S.
Bartolini, A.
Bombarieri, L.
Concotti, D.
Colussi, A.
Comis, I.
Dallarvia, A.
De Podesta, C.
Di Somma, N.
Furlani, G.
Galli, L.
Lamacchia, J.
Lamacchia, N.
Lo Giudice, S.
Loschiavo, V.
Lupi, A.
Lupi, V.
Mare, V.
Marotta, R.
Paino, G.
Picone, V.
Picone, V.
Piedrigonda, E.
Ruggiero, G.
Sartori, A.
Sassone, A.
Serci, V.
Tavan, A.
Tesoriero, A.
Tesoriero, G.
Valmassoni, A.
Volpicelli, L.
"Blessed by Cardinal Thomas Williamson on 12 March 1995."
In La presenza italiana in Nuova Zelanda (1875-1950) Riccardo Ponti lists also the first names of the 38 Italian interns as: Alessandro Sassone (first camp leader), Paolo Casa (who took over as camp leader from Sassone), Jack Alberino, Raffaele Alfano, Antonio Aprea, Luigi Aprea, Bartoli (first name not known), Alberto Bartolini, Celso Barsi, Luigi Bombardieri, Domenico Cincotta, Antonio Colussi, Florindo Comis, Abele Dallariva, Celso De Podesta, Nino Di Somma, Jack Furlani, Luigi Galli, Joe Lamacchia, Nino Lamacchia, Salvatore Lo Giudice, Vincenzo Lo Schiavo, Alberto Lupi, Ugo Lupi, Vincenzo Mare, Reno Marotta, Gaetano Paino, Vincenzo Picone (senior), Vincenzo Picone Guv.ior), Emilio Piednigonda, Giuseppe Ruggiero, Angelo Sartori, Vincenzo Serci, Amerigo Tavan, Antonio Tesorieo, Giovanni Tesorieo, Angelo Valmassoni, Liberato Volpicelli.
More info about the internment of Italian men on Somes Island can be found here:
Casa, Paul, 1903-2001 : Papers relating to his internment on Somes Island
La presenza italiana in Nuova Zelanda (1875-1950)
Papa's Island
The Italian Community
Prisoners of War
