Sardinians among PoWs in South Africa?

[Leondup]

Good day, folks. Could someone please tell me how I might establish whether there were any Sardinians among the approximately 90 000 Italians who came to South Africa as Prisoners of War in the early 1940s. Even if there weren't any, was there any factor thst might specifically have excluded them? The information is needed to ensure that a modest little work of fiction is authentic in all details. The fictional PoW, for the purposes of the story, needs to be a consript (i e not a volunteer) Sardinian soldier from a well-to-do, even aristocratic, Sardinian family. Many thanks for any assistance in this.

[ricbru]

Write a letter only in italian to italian ministery of defense, and be patient, it take a long time to reply, this is the address

MINISTERO DELLA DIFESA
CENTRO DIREZIONALE PERSONALE MILITARE
DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE PENSIONI MILITARI,
DEL COLLOCAMENTO AL LAVORO DEI VOLONTARI CONGEDATI E DELLA LEVA - 4° reparto,13^ divisione , Albo d"oro , Viale dell'esercito nr 186 , c.a.p 00143 , Roma Cecchignola
ITALY

I hope it helps
bye Riccardo