To The River
The author of a new book about Allied prisoners of war in Italy has a name that will resonate with those interested in the subject – Hugo de Burgh.
Read MoreAllied Prisoners of War in Italy – Jeremy Archer
In this article his nephew, Jeremy Archer, describes the varied experiences of about 11,000 PoWs who avoided that fate and went on the run, throwing themselves on the mercy of Italian people in their efforts to rejoin the Allies or reach Switzerland.
Read MoreThe Allied Screening Commission Index Cards – Janet Kinrade Dethick
Author Janet Kinrade Dethick hails the achievement in making the files of the ASC accessible. Although digitisation is in its early stages already the first files are uncovering fascinating stories about Italian helpers
Read MoreProfessor Tregay’s surprise at the Luncheon
Sonia Ashmore, the daughter of author and former PoW Eric Newby, received a surprise gift at MSMT’s annual luncheon that...
Read MoreMonte San Martino Luncheon 2023
RAF Club, Piccadily 22 November 2023 By John Simkins Supporters of the Monte San Martino Trust gathered at the RAF...
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October 2, 2023
80th Anniversary at Servigliano
From 6th – 10th September 2023, more than 70 supporters of the Monte San Martino Trust took part in four days of action-packed celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Armistice with Italy, the event that precipitated the escape of thousands of Allied servicemen from PoW camps into the Italian countryside.
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May 15, 2023
Eden Camp Memorial Stone Unveiled in Moving Ceremony
The Trust and its sister charity, the Escape Lines Memorial Society (ELMS), have fulfilled a long-held desire to establish a permanent memorial to the brave Italians who rescued escaped PoWs.
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January 26, 2023
Escape from Fontanellato
Professor Robert Tregay's introductory words to article regarding Eric Newby and Love and War in the Apennines. January 2023 Recovering...
Read MoreParri presentation
Pictured Above : Costantino Di Sante, Isabella Insolvibile, Nicola` Cacciatore and Igor Pizzirusso Research into the history of prisoner of...
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- Climb over Monte Moro
- Meeting Maria Elena
- Support for quake-hit town
- Across Frontiers
- Raising our profile in Italy
- Memoirs of Frank Unwin
- Pupil exchange with Italian school
- Nick Young’s travel blog
- Nick Young’s travel blog: Stage 3
- 2017 Annual Luncheon
- SAS in Italy
- Armistice 75th Anniversary
- Where Great-grandfather trod
- Celebrations in Fontanellato
- Freedom Trail in the Marche
- Moral Courage prize awarded
- Myfanwy’s trek
- A woman as witness
- Champagne on ice
- Antonio Millozzi presented with MBE
- TV tribute to artist
- The grim story of Chieti
- Memorial for Hugo de Burgh
- Great-grandsons on bursaries
- Live and Learn Italian
- A diary… and a photo
- Ambassador hosts receptions
- Lawrence Thurgood’s Jouney into the past
- Ten marathons in seven days
- Partisan kids
- The pupil translators
- Stuart Hood centenary
- Facts and fiction
- A Kind of Holiday
- Behind the lens – Across Frontiers
- Sulmona newsletter 2016
- The Long Trail Home
- Journey into the past
- Tenna Valley Trail 2018