Leonetto Badiali - Military death 1918

[mazzie74]

Hi

I am trying to find more information on Leonetto Badiali (born Glasgow, Scotland, UK 2nd December 1897).

He was the son of Santino Badiali (born 1867 in Sommocolonia, Barga, Lucca) and Teresa Pieroni (born 1867 in Sommocolonia, Barga, Lucca).

I have found Leonetto in the WWI Italian soldiers' deaths database, so he must have went to Lucca and joined the Italian army.

It says he died in captivity on 19th June 1918.

Would there be any more information on him or his military career in Italy?

He also had a brother called Amerigo Badiali (born Glasgow, Scotland, UK in 1899) - would there be any information assuming he also joined the Italian army?

SCHEDA DEL CADUTO

Nominativo (e paternità): BADIALI LEONETTO DI SANTINO
Albo d'Oro: Toscana II - (Vol XXIV) (24)
Province: LI-LU-MS-PI-SI(parz)
Pagina: 24
Sub in Pagina: 6
Comune nascita: Inghilterra
Comune nascita Attuale: Estero
Data nascita: 2 Dicembre 1897
Grado: Caporale
Reparto: 42 Reggimento Fanteria
Distretto: Distretto Militare Di Lucca
Morto o Disperso: morto
Data Morte: 19 Giugno 1918
Luogo Morte: Prigionia

Thanks,

Darin.

[ziadani]

Leonetto dovrebbe essere sepolto qui

http://www.pietrigrandeguerra.it/wp-con ... erberg.pdf

[ziadani]

Puoi chiedere il foglio matricolare all'Archivio di Stato di Lucca. Leonetto era iscritto alle liste di leva di Barga.
Puoi anche chiedere il foglio matricolare del fratello Amerigo.

[mazzie74]

Brilliant

Thank you for that

[ery1]

Hi Darin,

in Italy there are two types of military records:
- conscription records, called Liste di leva, which list all males, listed by year of birth, within each military district;
- and Ruoli matricolari (record of draftee curriculum), which document the individual's military service.

I think you should ask commune of Barga for Liste di leva (documents kept by Historical Archive of commune of Barga):

http://siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it/c ... oScheda=ca

Contact details:

http://siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it/c ... to=reg-tos

and State Archive of Pisa (which holds some records from ex Distretto militare di Lucca) for his ruolo matricolare - but not sure they have documents of those born in 1897 or 1899:

http://san.beniculturali.it/web/san/det ... o&id=46520

you should give it a try anyway and contact them:

http://san.beniculturali.it/web/san/det ... 14&id=4914


Finally his name appears on a gravestone in the cemetery of Barga, as written here:

http://www.giornaledibarga.it/?pg=8&id=12362

147. –Badiali Leonello (Leonetto sulla lapide) di Martino e Pieroni Teresa – Caporale 42° reggimento fanteria, nato il 2 dicembre 1897 in Inghilterra (Scozia, Glasgow) e iscritto di leva nel Comune di Barga, Distretto militare di Lucca, morto il 19 giugno 1918 in prigionia. –(Arch. Rocchi per la località di morte si dice: “Austria”).

It seems he died in Austria, in Sigmundsherberg's prison camp.


Regards,
Erica

[mazzie74]

Thanks Erica

That's great.