Nick and Helen Young are retracing the escape of his father, Leslie, from Fontanellato PoW camp, near Parma, after the Armistice with Italy on September 8th 1943. Their journey, undertaken in autumn 2017, is byContinue reading

Origin of the Monte San Martino Trust’s student bursaries When Keith Killby founded the Monte San Martino Trust in 1989 his intention was “to give something back” to the Italian people for their courage andContinue reading

Lt. Kenneth Bligh had a long and arduous journey to safety after escaping from Fontanellato PoW camp, near Parma, which included a three-month stay in a village called Castel San Angelo. In this memoir, however,Continue reading

September 2017: Nick Young and his wife Helen are retracing the route that his father Leslie took to eventual safety after escaping along with 600 other prisoners from PG49 at Fontanellato, near Parma, following the ArmisticeContinue reading

To commemorate the 74th anniversary in September 2017 of the Italian Armistice, the book Home by Christmas?, one of the most important PoW texts and always much in demand, has been reprinted. First published inContinue reading

By Anne Copley The Trust is building a relationship with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), situated in Washington and the US equivalent of the National Archives at Kew. One of the items underContinue reading

Lt. Col. Denis L. A. Gibbs, DSO, was among the 600 prisoners of war who escaped from PG49 Camp at Fontanellato after the Armistice with Italy in September 1943. He had seen action at ElContinue reading

Nel novembre del 1943, dopo due mesi di scarpinate lungo gli Appennini, in seguito alla fuga dal campo di prigionia di Fontanellato, il tenente Frederick Lax dei Green Howards insieme a tre compagni raggiunsero ilContinue reading

From time to time, the Trust is contacted by descendants of prisoners of war in Italy hoping to find out more about their father’s, or grandfather’s adventures. A common regret is that the escapers wereContinue reading