History
Italy Star Association AGM and Reunion Weekend 2017
Annual Reunion 2017 It had been almost 16 months since our last reunion, but the day had finally dawned for the Italy Star Association Reunion 2017. Members travelled from all over the country to our new venue, Mill Rythe Holiday…
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Monte Cassino
Monte Cassino It was a typical Italian town, around 25,000 inhabitants. Cassino existed as far back as the fourth century. It was known as Casinum. But Cassino’s claim to fame rests on the great mountain which rears its head up…
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Vichy by Roy Quinton
Article submitted by our Chairman Roy Quinton Some time ago I was given a copy of the 1st volume of a trilogy written by a renowned French historian, by the name of Francois BROCHE (1) about the course of events…
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Captain John Brunt V.C.,M.C.
Captain John Brunt V.C., M.C. Back in the spring I received a phone call from Dorothy Barker asking if I might be interested in a small photo album that her father had taken on a pilgrimage he made in 1991…
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National Memorial Service, Monday 10th July 2017
Marking the 74th anniversary of Operation Husky, members of The Italy Star Association held their annual service of remembrance and commemoration at the National Memorial in Westgate Gardens Canterbury on 10th July 2017. The service was attended by approximately 50…
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Jack Cummins Former National Chairman Italy Star Association New Zealand
Former National Chairman Jack Cummins (Sgt. Jack Cummins, 22nd Battalion MID) passed away overnight the 3rd/4th July 2017. Jack was Chairman for Christchurch / South Island New Zealand from their beginnings in 1996. He took on the role of National…
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The New Chairman Roy Quinton in conversation with the Editor
Roy was born on 23rd May 1923 and at 18 answered his call-up in December 1941 reporting to London Road Morden TA Barracks. The Inspecting Officers assigned him to the Royal Artillery and he eventually received orders to proceed to…
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ALLERONA RAILWAY BRIDGE
ALLERONA RAILWAY BRIDGE On January 25th, 1944, an Allied bombing destroyed the Allerona railway bridge near Orvieto in Umbria. At the time of the bombing the bridge was occupied by a German train, carrying about 1500 Allied prisoners from the…
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Air Graphs from Italy
The copies of air graphs (I think that is the correct name for them) which my father sent home to my mother in 1944. They married in Coventry in 1945. Sadly my father died seven years later and my mother…
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