Italian POW Funeral in an Austro-Hungarian Prison Camp

Notes:

A Roman Catholic priest delivers a funeral service for an Italian prisoner of war at a cemetery near an unidentified Austrian prison camp. The POW's comrades attend the service and the casket is decorated with flowers and ribbons.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Religion, Funeral, Cemetery, Religious Service, Italian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Giuseppe Leonida Capobianco, "Impressioni e recordi della prigionia di guerra in Austria," Naples: Casa Editice Libraria Federico and Ardia, 1928, 192B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1563