from Grondola, Italy

Attilio Marioni was born in Grondola, Italy on the 16th April 1895. At the time of his arrest in London, England on the 11th June 1940 he was living with his wife Maria at 89 Pimlico Road, London and his occupation was that of a restaurant proprietor.

His time in Australia was brief and he resided in Tatura Camps 2B then 4B, Victoria. Within the group of 200 UK Italian internees were Luigi Cappuccini and Lodovico Rosi, all three were from Grondola. 

Attilio was released from Tatura Camp 4B on the 5th October 1941 for transfer to Liverpool Camp, New South Wales.  On the 13th October 1941, Attilio and nine other UK Italian internees boarded the Stirling Castle in Sydney.  They were disembarked at Liverpool, England and re-interned on the Isle of Man until their individual cases were heard.

On the 21st January 1942, Attilio was released without restriction under Category 22 of the White Paper: Category 22. Any person as to whom the Tribunal, appointed by the Secretary of State, reported that he had, since childhood or for at least 20 years, lived continuously or almost continuously in Great Britain; had long severed connections with his country of nationality; that his associations and interests were British; and that he was friendly towards this country. (White Paper, Civilian Internees of Enemy Nationality, Home Office)

As advertised in The London Gazette of 23rd August 1949, Attilio was granted his Certificate of Naturalisation on the 21st June 1949.

Attilio died in London on the 14th July 1971. He was 76 years old.

Ancestry.com. UK, World War II Alien Internees, 1939-1945 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.