Letters (6) from Silvio Pegoretti, Italian POW in New South Wales
| Place |
Sydney |
| Subject | |
| Category | |
| Author |
Perogetti, Silvio Facchini, Vittorio |
| Keywords |
Enemy aliens |
| Creator |
Facchini, Vittorio |
| Current holder | |
| Series number |
MLMSS 5288 ADD-ON 2015 |
| Item number |
YRlZDPmn |
| Access rights |
Request at location |
| Country of origin | |
| Language | |
| Period of reference |
1942 to 1946 |
| Description from source |
Full title: Letters (6) from Silvio Pegoretti, Italian POW in New South Wales, to Victtorio (Vic) Facchini, 1942-1946, together with letter from Pegoretti to Vic’s mother, Angelina Facchini, 1 January 1945. 0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) Vic Facchini was 16 when he and his mother, Angelina, with his younger brother Livio, arrived in Sydney from Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige in 1934. As an enemy alien during World War II, he was recruited for charcoal production on the North Coast of NSW. He corresponded with Silvio Pegoretti, a former schoolmate and Italian POW near West Wyalong, NSW. |
| Physical format |
Correspondence Letters |
| Bibliographic citation | |
| Date accessed |
2022-05-01 |
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