Ancona 19th July, 1944
A city on Italy’s Adriatic coast and the capital of the Marche region.
Augusta 13th July, 1943
A port on Sicily where Dad first landed.
Bari 4th November, 1943
A port city on Italy’s Adriatic coast.
The air raid my Dad describes on 2nd December is called the second Pearl Harbour. It involved 105 German Junkers Ju 88 bombers and sank 17 ships killing more than 1,000 American and British servicemen and hundreds of civilians. There was also a lucky hit on the John Harvey which was carrying 2,000 mustard bombs to be used in case Hitler resorted to chemical warfare. The gas released caused burns which were misdiagnosed and led to many deaths of people uninjured by the bombing raid. This was covered up by the Allies. A direct result of this was the banning of chemical weapons use during war. It also led to a new treatment for cancer when a doctor observed the increase of white blood cells in patients caused by exposure to the gas.
Bizerta 6th October, 1943
A large natural harbour called Hyppo Diarrhytus by the Romans.
Campobasso 12th March, 1944
A city in Italy.
Carlentini 22nd July, 1943
A town in Sicily.
Castelcisto 31st May, 1944
This may be a misreading as I cannot find any place near Cassino that matches with this.
Castelnuova 15th June, 1944
Cattolica 18th September, 1944
A town on Italy’s Adriatic Coast.
Cesena 20th November, 1944
A city North-West of San Marino. These are two postcards bought during the war showing the fountain and the cathedral.
Charing Cross June 27th, 1943
A main line station in London.
Chiaravalle 22nd August, 1944
A town North-West of Ancona.
Civita Castellana 17th June, 1944
A town and commune 65 kilometres North of Rome.
Elba 17th June, 1944
An Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Famously where Napoleon was first exiled to .
Europa Point (The Voyage)
Europa Point is the southernmost tip of Gibraltar, and the home to the lighthouse. This lighthouse is the most southerly of all Trinity House Lighthouses, being the only one outside the United Kingdom. It stands 49 metres above the High Water mark at the southernmost end of the Rock of Gibraltar. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sir Alexander Woodford on the 26th April, 1838, with the assistance of the Masonic Order in Gibraltar and was opened on 1 August 1841, attracting over 2000 onlookers from the surrounding countryside. It was fully automated in February 199 and its loom can be seen over a distance of 27 kilometres.
Fabriano 24th October, 1944
A town west of Ancona.
Ferrara 30th April, 1945
A city in Italy.
Filigico 23rd September, 1944
Currently unidentified.
Filitia 19th October, 1944
Currently unidentified.
Florence 19th January, 1945
A city in northern Italy.
Foggia 5th August, 1943
A city in southern Italy
Foligno 18th August, 1944
A town in Italy south west of Perugia.
Forli 23rd March, 1945
A town in Italy south of Venice
Forte 28th November, 1944
Currently unidentified.
Freibach 12th August, 1945
A town in Austria.
Frittorica 18th October, 1944
Currently unidentified.
Frosinone 5th June, 1944
A town in central Italy.
Greenock 27th June, 1943
A town near Glasgow in Scotland.
Imola 9th April, 1945
A town in northern Italy now the site of the Italian Grand Prix.
Isle of Aran 29th June, 1943
Klagenfurt 7th August, 1945
A town in Austria, shown here in a wartime postcard.
Larino 12th March, 1945
A town in Italy near Campobasso.
Lauro
Wartime postcards of Lauro.
Lentini 5th August, 1943
A town in the South East of Sicily.
Liverpool 27th June, 1943
A port in the north west of England.
London 27th June, 1943
The capital of the United Kingdom.
Lucera 6th November, 1943
A city in Italy in the the province of Foggia. These are two postcards purchased during the war.
Mestre 4th May, 1945
A district of Venice.
Moline 10th May, 1945
A town at the foot of the Alps in Austria.
Monte Cassino 16th February, 1944
A mountain with a monastery which was heavily bombed during the war.
Naples 10 January, 1944
A city that lies at the north end of the Bay of Naples on the Amalfi cost. It is overlooked by Vesuvius which was erupting at the time. Illustrated are the the guide book cover mentioned and postcards purchased during the war.
Nola 22nd September, 1944
A city inland to the East of Naples.
Orte 24th September, 1944
A town North of Rome.
Orvieto 23rd June, 1944
A city situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. A wartime photograph of Pozzo di San patricio orari and two of the cathedral one in colour
