I just heard my great uncle died while serving in the Italian army. Can somebody find him for me, pl
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There is an Italian Military war dead database managed by the minister of Defense. Which war, WwI or WWII? (suspect its WWI). I will try and find that database address for you. Note: place of birth and date is good...helpful to also have the fathers name too.....Italian names are never as unique as you think..even in the same village. I have 5 women all with the same exact names from the same village in my tree. All different parents, spouses, and children and all born within 8 years if each other. It's an extreme example certainly but makes the point. Expect an update with URL today.
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A Santin Giovanni di Antonio is reported as dead in 1916 in a shipwreck.
He was born in Azzano Decimo, however birth date was 1884.
You can eventually do more research here:
https://www.cadutigrandeguerra.it/CercaNome.aspx
Ciao
Paolo
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PS: the date of his death is the same of the sinking of the “Principe Umberto” by a torpedo in front of the harbor of Valona (Albania).
more info here:
http://www.pietrigrandeguerra.it/voci-e-volti-dal-fronte-2/piroscafo-principe-umberto/
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When I have a discrepancy in birthdate that large (involving the same parents, birth place. etc,) I check for the death of the first child prior to the second birth. Italians sometimes re-used the same name on a subsequent child's birth if a child with that name died young earlier. The only way to confirm the theory is to find the death record for the child born in 1871 and a birth record for the child born in 1884. That is quite a gap though. If you are positive about the parents, that might explain the discrepancy in your information versus the military record. I've also seen several situations where a child and his mother died, the father remarried and had another child to which he gave the same name as his previously deceased child. Note-- the gap in birth dates *may* also indicate a second wife. You have to find the original records to confirm or eliminate any theory.
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Thanks Marijeanne, genealogy is a very interesting investigation journey and I love it!!!
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Thank you Paolo for this precious piece of information!
My head is spinning. I had no idea of his story. It makes so much sense now. His family immigrated to Brazil but him. I couldn't understand why.
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I wish I could read Italian.This is fascinating! Thanks
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Well, if you activate “automatic translation” in Crome, you will get an english translation right away for the entire page.
It won’t be perfect, however still good enough to grab the sense of the story...
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Good to know! Thanks
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