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World War Two / Re: Location of PG70, Monturano
« on: Sunday 07 October 18 23:26 BST (UK)  »
Yes, very much so - I managed to go over there and randomly found the place was open and managed to have a good look around the place - really fascinating so really value having found this thread , thanks again :)

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World War Two / Re: Location of PG70, Monturano
« on: Tuesday 19 June 18 21:27 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Anydogsbody on Tuesday 19 June 18 20:27 BST (UK)
Very similar story to my father's. I would guess that a general letter/email to the Town Council of Fermo might get the required response. Unfortunately I don't have any direct contact myself.

Delighted you found this thread useful. I knew nothing at the outset about the location of the camp but, with the help of others, I have been able to pin down the exact location,

Good luck
Thank you, yes a brilliant thread - been wondering for ages how to pin point the exact location, and then found this today after making the decision anyway to go to Italy last week!  Will go out on the 24th July and very excited to go to the exact location.
It does sound like they followed a similar journey, and such a moving account, it has stuck with me since first reading it in 2005 and now this - I will send an email now to the Town Council!

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World War Two / Re: Location PG75 Torre Tresca Bari
« on: Tuesday 19 June 18 17:47 BST (UK)  »
Ah yes, I see, I've looked on Google earth nearby that area before, I wondered if the road name was relevant, and was wondering if the ground by the side of the oil refinary was possibly the site - I was surprisingly close.  thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!!

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World War Two / Location PG75 Torre Tresca Bari
« on: Tuesday 19 June 18 15:32 BST (UK)  »
Does anybody know the exact location of PG75 near Torre tresca, Bari?  The original Postal Mark for this location was 3450
My step Grandfather was held here after being captured at Torbruk, N.Africa and it was the first Italian camp he was held in.  I'm planning to visit the area next month and notice a very helpful thread finding another camp (PG70) so hoping for a good result here...
Any help will be greatly appreciated..

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World War Two / Re: Location of PG70, Monturano
« on: Tuesday 19 June 18 14:50 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: hazedays on Wednesday 18 November 15 00:20 GMT (UK)
I bumped into this blog and read that somebody is looking for Camp PG70 in Monturano (also written Monte Urano). I live near it and often go there to fly at the nearby airfield.
I am the woman who translated "Escape from Ascoli" by Ken the Souza into Italian and the daughter of the sea-captain who was in charge of the mission to rescue him and other English soldiers.
I am glad to say that right yesterday evening I was at a meeting with important people of the Fermo province who have a project for giving new life to the ex-prison camp without changing its premises.
Moreoves in May the fourth "Freedom Trail" will be held there and if interested you may contact me (I generally tell the English people who participate in it the story of the camp and the rescue missions along the coast) or E.L.M.S. (Escape Lines Memorial Society) whose President, Roger Stanton, will be glad to give you all the necessary information.
Hello, I will be visiting some time at the end of July, would be very happy to meet up and hear any information you have on PG70.  My Step Grandfather was held here for a time and so excited to see the place.  Is there anyway to get inside and take a look around?
I'd love to ask the Mayor, as I'm writing a book on his experience, but haven't found a way to contact him yet...

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World War Two / Re: Location of PG70, Monturano
« on: Tuesday 19 June 18 14:34 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: St Domingo on Wednesday 14 December 11 18:31 GMT (UK)
Hi,

Just seen the photos of yours. The second one is camp 70. I was there in April of this year and the Mayor of Monty Urano arranged for my wife and I to actually go inside and look around.

If you need any photos of the inside or the area let me know and I will do my best to send them to you.

My father was also in the camp until his escape in 1943.
I am so excited, I've just found this thread and planning to go to Italy and Germany in a few weeks and because of this thread I've got the coordinates for PG70.  How can you contact the Mayor of Monte Urano?  I would love to take a look inside, I will be bringing out a book so it would be amazing to look around.  I have the account from my Step Grandfather that he wrote from his capture in Torbruk and the subsequent 3 years as POW, some of his time at PG70.  Any help in contacting the Mayor to look inside PG70 would be enormously appreciated...

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