Victim of the MV Abosso tragedy
- Joanne Tapiolas
- Apr 16
- 1 min read
Guido Gonnella was born in Barga (Lucca) Italy on the 24th October 1905. He worked in London as a restaurant waiter and was returning to England for consideration for release by the Italian Advisory Committee when he perished at sea. He had lived with his wife Catherine and five children at Copenhage(n) Street, London.
Guido was transferred from Loveday Camp, South Australia to Tatura Camp Victoria, via Broadmeadows Military Camp on the 7th August 1942. He departed Tatura Camp on the 12th August 1942 for Liverpool Camp, New South Wales to await embarkation to the UK.
In total, there were 43 internees returning to the UK at this time, seven were Italian internees and 36 were German internees. The internees boarded the Westernland in Sydney and changed ships to the MV Abosso at Cape Town, South Africa on 10th October 1942.
The MV Abosso was a British Motor Passenger Ship transporting the internees from Cape Town to Liverpool when she was sunk by a direct hit torpedo at 22.13 on 29th October 1942. At 23.05 the MV Abosso sank. Guido was 38 years old when he died.
Guido was ‘lost at sea’ and his death officially presumed on the 30th June 1943.
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