Joseph Vaghi letters home
Item
Title
Joseph Vaghi letters home
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Identifier
9551.cpd
Creator
Vaghi, Joseph
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Abstract
Joseph Vaghi was my great uncle, he lied about his age to join up so although he is listed as 18 on his death he was probably only 17.
He came to Scotland in 1904 from Milan and his family were 'naturalised' in 1911. Consequently they were not interned in the 2nd World War. These letters were sent to his mother Henrichetta
A school group from Linlithgow academy travelled to Gallipoli and brought back a photo of Joseph's grave.
I also remember my Granny talking about the Gretna rail disaster, she knew many of the boys from Leith who died.
He came to Scotland in 1904 from Milan and his family were 'naturalised' in 1911. Consequently they were not interned in the 2nd World War. These letters were sent to his mother Henrichetta
A school group from Linlithgow academy travelled to Gallipoli and brought back a photo of Joseph's grave.
I also remember my Granny talking about the Gretna rail disaster, she knew many of the boys from Leith who died.
Date
1916
Date Created
1916-01-01
Temporal Coverage
1916-12-31
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Type
Letter
number of pages
4
Contributor
Everett Sharp
Everett Sharp (Edinburgh Submission Day June 4th 2008)
Rosanne Allison
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford