Chapel of St Martin and St George, Pontecagnano

[popssunshine]

Does anyone know what happened to the chapel that was rebuilt by the Army Ordnance Corps in memory of those who fell in the battle of Salerno Bay (1943)? My Father was one of the soldiers involved in its reconstruction in 1945, but when we tried to find it a few years ago we could find no trace.According to newspaper cuttings I have from the time it was erected "within a mile and a half of the Allied Cemetry."

[suanj]

by this article, a man ( Domenico Maisto jr) of Pontecagnano, remembering the english chapel ; he was 5 old in 1943 and he saying that what remaining of this chapel is in a warehouse in Pontecagnano; the chapel to build up under the building ( rent by Domenico Maisto sr and Carmine Maisto / grandfather and father of Domenico Maisto jr) occupied from English force

http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica ... al-passato
http://lacittadisalerno.gelocal.it/dett ... si/1560593
http://lnx.cuorenormanno.it/portale/200 ... -fantasma/
picture of ex chapel: currently


hoping helpful,
suanj

[popssunshine]

Thank you Suanj
for your reply.
Do you know if the chairs of the chapel are in the warehouse? On the back of each chair was the name of the home churches of each soldier.
Do you know when it stopped being a chapel?
Thank you
Elizabeth

[suanj]

Hi Elizabeth, I know not abt that... I believe that the Pontecagnano people know....
hugs,
suanj

[popssunshine]

Hi Suanj
Do you know if there is anyone in Pontecagno that I could contact?
Thank you
Elizabeth

[suanj]

maybe you can contact this person:
http://www.turismonews.it/curriculum/stefania
she live in Pontecagnano and she is journalist with good english language, so you can write in english
stefaniamaffeo @ turismonews.it ( NO SPACES)
I believe she can help you... best regards,
suanj

[popssunshine]

Thank you so much for that info Suanj, I'll contact her straight away
Elizabeth