Francesco Domenico Chiarello
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Francesco Domenico Chiarello | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1898 Umbriatico, Italy |
| Died | 27 June 2008 (aged 109) Cirò Marina, Italy |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Service/ |  Royal Italian Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1920, 1940 |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Other work | Farmer |
Francesco Domenico Chiarello (5 November 1898 – 27 June 2008),
Alpine Front veterans of the First World War, along with fellow 110-year-old Delfino Borroni
.
Called up in 1918, he enlisted in the
infantryman at Cosenza. First sent to the front line in Trentino, he was later sent by sea from the port of Taranto to Albania. There he contracted malaria, but recovered in a field hospital. Afterwards he was sent to Montenegro
where he served for two more years in the Italian army.
He later married and ran his farm in Umbriatico, but in 1940 he was called up again to fight in the Second World War at Reggio Calabria, to be discharged after six months. He lived in Cirò Marina until his death in June 2008.
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