Giuseppe Garibaldi II

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Giuseppe Garibaldi II (1879-1950) was an Italian soldier, grandson of Giuseppe Garibaldi, born in Melbourne, Australia.

Garibaldi took part in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 alongside the Greeks and afterwards fought with the revolutionaries in Venezuela, and in other conflicts in South America. He volunteered and served with great distinction for the British Army in the Boer War, carrying with him a sword gifted to his grandfather by the working men of Tyneside, England in 1854[1]. Once more he served with the Greek Army in the First Balkan War in 1912.

Garibaldi joined the Italian army in World War I, fighting with distinction. He was created brigadier-general in June, 1918, and retired from the army in June, 1919.

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  1. ^ Ships, Strikes and Keelmen: Glimpses of North-Eastern Social History - David Bell, 2001 ISBN 1901237265


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