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Forgotten in a far place: The dead inmates in Cosenza

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This article was submitted to FEEFHS by Matteo D'Angella. 

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This following research was possible thanks to Kathy Kirkpatrick who took a photo in the Cosenza Town Cemetery, in Calabria region, in Southern Italy. She wished to know more about the fate of those forgotten soldiers and she sent the picture to Matteo D’Angella, who researches on the Austrian Hungarian prisoners who died in the South-Western area of Italian mainland. The author noted that among the following names several were misspelled or Italianized (Michele, Vincenzo). Furthermore, interesting is that the dead are considered “glorious” on the memorial and often it was common the pity and respect towards the dead but after the First World War many remains were transferred to town ossuaries and got lost or simply disappeared when towns grown out their boundaries and old cemeteries were disbanded. The cause of death was often caused by hunger and Spanish flu because the Austrian- Hungarian Empire was falling and the lack of food and clothing in the homeland did not allow a proper help to the inmates abroad, who died, for this reason. In Cosenza are buried forty eight prisoners who died but other few names found in the Death Registers were not reported on the Cemetery Memorial. They were mainly Ukrainian Galicians and Hungarians and the information provided show surname, name, birthplace, birth date and date of death and when possible, the Infantry Regiment they belonged to and the parents names. This article is dedicated to their memory.

 

The unidentified or presumed identified soldiers among the remaining ones are indicated in bold

 

1. Antal (not Anzal) Janos, born in Hungary on 5th January 1885, passed away on 14th June 1919

 

2. Arva or Arvaj Istvan born in 1890 in Hungary and died on 23rd May 1919

 

3. Babiez Fedor (Rabiez?) from Paolo (Pavel?), born in 1884 in Wykan (Bohemia, today Vykáň), died on 25th April 1919, IR 77

 

4. Banksy Ian born on 17th June 1881, passed away on 12th February 1919, IR 56

 

5. Bayukuk Andreas born on 3rd July 1877 in Iachowka (Galicia) died on 24th August 1919

 

6. Bergi Istvan (Berki Stefan?)  born in 1888 in Mezotelki in Hungary (Mátételke?), died on 26th June 1919, IR 25

 

7. Bilanos Wasil, born in 1886 in Dezsan in Hungary (Deszk?), died on 4th July 1919

 

8. Bilibok (also Bilivok, cited twice) Peter born on 13th August 1876 in Syimes-Lokria in Hungary, died on 22nd April 1919, IR 24 Honvéd

 

9. Boryslawski Nykola, born in 1886 in Kropiwnyi in Ukrainian Galicia, died on 25th June 1919 IR 9

 

10. Bukata Wasyl born in 1897 in Ułyczno/Drohobych (Galicia) died on 16th October 1917

 

11. Burg (Burger?) Peter born on 20th December 1887 in Otaletz (Galicia), died on 20th August 1919 Corporal IR 133

 

12. Cionk Ionas

 

13. Cleynik (Olejnik?) Wasil (father named Stefan), born in 1897 in Blich, died on 1st September 1919, IR 90

 

14. Coschaleh Tvan (Pacholka Ivan?) born from Ivan and Ilanka on 23rd February 1878 in Jaroslaw (Galicia) and died on 6th April 1919

 

15. Costea (Tonsezha?) Teodor from Semen born on 13th July 1873 in Baricza (Hungary), died on 1st April 1919

 

16. Csarni Janos born in 1898 in Hungary, died on 16th June 1919, IR 9 Honvéd

 

17. Csongei (Csonger?) Marton born in 1882 in Nagy Aloison in Hungary, died on 10th June 1919

 

18. Csonka Fanos born in 1878, died on 25th May 1919, Corporal

 

19. Dufanez (Dufanec) Mathias born in 1897 in Nowosiołka (Ukrainian Galicia), died on 12th July 1919, IR 77

 

20. Fauda Eduard

 

21. Farhas Jeno (Farkas Eugen) born on 16th June 1892, died on 17th November 1918, Corporal IR 31

 

22. Garcziuski Josef born on 12th January 1898 in Limanowa (Galicia), died on 1st February 1919 Corporal IR 32

 

23. Heller Franz born in 1892 in Karlsbad (today Karlovy Vary), died on 18th September 1919

 

24. Karic Rolman (Karic Kalman or Kahric Raimond) born in 1880 or 1884 in Swarow (Bohemia) died on 9th November 1919

 

25. Kiss Josef Gyiorg

 

26. Lukanz Lavicuz

 

27. Lupki Wasel

 

28. Medwid Iwan born in 1879 (father was named Janos). He died on 21st April 1919

 

29. Nazarcho Michele

 

30. Pavnischi Petro (Pamichi?) from Panco and Malia, was born on 10th January 1872 at Bér-Szirák in Hungary, died on 18th June 1919, IR 19. Cited in another document with birthplace Toschling and death occurred on 18th May

 

31. Pivalar Iakli (Pikolar Fakli?) from Jakob, born in Torontálvásárhely (today Serbia), died on 3rd June 1919

 

32. Richlich Marien (also Rychlik Marcin) from Wojciech, born in 1898 in Biskowice (Biskovychi today in Ukrainian Galicia), died on 5th September 1918, IR 77

 

33. Ris Sandor (Kiss?) born in 1896 (in Hungary?) died on 24th June 1919

 

34. Sckari Joan (also Scary Johann), born in 1893 in Ringelsdorf in Styria, died on 18th August 1919

 

35. Sfercoci (Sveroci?) Joan, born on 20th October 1884, died on 13th or 14th August 1919 IR 61

 

36. Skrbec Johann

 

37. Spicz (Szucs?) Sandor, born in 1872, died on 10th July 1919 IR 27

 

38. Tangha Todor from Simon, born in 1900 in Naschau (Chomutov in Bohemia), died on 31st March 1919

 

39. Terlecki Carol (also Karol), from Josef, born on 1st November 1873 in Siedlec (Galicia), died on 25th July 1918, Landsturm IR 31

 

40. Tima Istvan from Josef born on 5th Janaury 1897 in Bodon (Bodony?) in Hungary, died on 4th November 1918, IR 69

 

41. Vejateki (Weiatecki or also Wesiatecki) Josef from Stach, born in 1896 in Rut (Carinthia), died on 20th or 21st May 1919, 33rd Schützen

 

42. Vicar (also Vecan) Albin from Alois and Emma, born on 1st March 1882 in Srnín (Bohemia), died on 25th May 1919 IR 23

 

43. Zabokrucki Danylo from Ambrosy, born in 1887 in Dzwiniaczka (today Ukrainian Galicia Dzvynyach), died on 11th April 1919

 

44. Zacer (also Zager) Franz from Karl, born on 5th April 1899 in Oberletzen (Oberlienz in Tirol?), died on 2nd October 1919 IR47

 

45. Zacsik Fielop (also Iulap), born from Marton in 1888 in Ruda (Galicia), died on 26th May 1919

 

46. Zafel Heinrich from Johann, born on 4th February 1894 in Zhorow in Bohemia (Zhoř?), died on 10th October 1919

 

47. Zamnz (also Zmanc) Vincenz from Michael, born on 22nd January 1895 in Mardoitz, died on 30th March 1919 IR 7

 

48. Zupancie (also Zupancic) Franz from Iosef, born in 1900 in Wesina (Styria), died on 20th June 1919

 

 

 

Death registers cited also:

 

1. Bilouris Wasyl who was born in 1886 in Galicia and died on 13th July 1919 in Cosenza

 

2. Klaric Peya born in 1881 in Bistric died on 3rd November 1918 IR 22 (can be Kiss Gyiorg?)

 

3. Bubalo Wasyl born on 24th April 1897 in Jakimczyce (today Ukrainian Jakymczyci in Galicia), died on 8th September 1919 IR 10 (probably Lupki Wasel)

 

4. Boicsuk Andrei born on 3rd July 1877, died on 24th August 1919

 

5. Melniczuch Andrei (father named Peter) born on 5th September 1896 in Krechow in Galicia (today Krekhiv), died on 10th October 1918, IR 24

 

6. Midurd Iwan (father Tomas), born in 1879 in Wychylówka and died on 21st April 1919, IR 30. Probably he is the 28th soldier in the list above but the father’s name changes (can be Eduard Fauda?)

 

7. Priatelij Johann from Andrej and Maria born on 27th December 1897, died on 30th April 1919 IR 2

 

8. Puskas Jakob from Jakob born on 25th July 1894 in Zichyfalva (Hungary) died on 3rd June 1919 IR 61 (Cionk Ionas?)

 

9. Waidhofer Johann from Josef, born on 29th May 1881 in Willendorf (Lower Austria), died on 6th July 1918, IR 45 (the only Johann is Skrbec, but it seems not the same surname, even if misspelled)

 

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