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La mia infanzia

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Title
La mia infanzia
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
Prisoner-of-war camps
Category
4. World War II
Author
Michele Magliari
Creator
Michele Magliari
Current holder
ADN Archivio Diaristico Nazionale
Period of reference
1920 – 1946
Date
2002
Link
https://catalogo.archiviodiari.it/diari?place=2466&tag=Adelaide
Item number
MG/T2
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Italy
Australia
Place
Puglia
Adelaide
Melbourne
Language
Italian
Description from source
Durante la Seconda guerra mondiale un giovane militare viene fatto prigioniero sul fronte africano e rinchiuso prima in Egitto, poi in India e infine in Australia. Rimpatriato alla fine del 1946, ritrova la famiglia e riprende il lavoro, emigrando anche in Francia per un breve periodo.
Abstract
Michele Magliari was originally was Puglia, in Italy. During World War II, as a young soldier he was captured on the African front and imprisoned first in Egypt, then in India, and finally in Australia. Repatriated at the end of 1946, he reunited with his family and resumed his work. He subsequently emigrated to France for a brief period.
In Australia he was in Melbourne and Adelaide. As a POW he worked in the farms in Australia.