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Thanks, I had heard that foreigners were made less than welcome during both wars but I was unsure about the Italians during WW1.
I'm afraid that I can't mention the family name on here due to problems with living relatives who are not happy about disturbing the past.
Hi,
I had an Italian uncle from a family of ice cream vendors. His father seemed to move from Lancashire to Yorkshire then Glasgow then back to Yorkshire and possibly even back to Italy in the years between 1909 to 1920.
Does anybody know how WW1 affected the Italians in the UK? Were they treated any differently during the war? Did they enlist? How many of them returned to Italy to fight in the Italian army?
What was the family name ?
Some were inturned on the isle of man & the channel islands. They were persicuted during both wars some went back to Italy to fight (not through choice others english born italians (born in england of both italian parents) fought in the english army....many lost thier lives(as did many english & irish) names can be see on memorials around england