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Armand Pueyo Jornet 1906 - 1941

Born 22.6.1906 in Vilanova i la Geltrú
Died 16.5.1941 in Gusen

Born on 22 June 1906 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the son of Francesc Pueyo and Dolors Jornet, he used to work as officer in Ortado y Cortés Factory. He was married to Soledad Tartera ... read more

Ramón Romaguera Pastor 1918 - 1941

Born 22.3.1918 in Picassent
Died 27.11.1941 in Gusen

Born in Picassent (Valencian Community, SPAIN) in March 1918. He worked as a farmer in his hometown until he enlisted as a soldier in the Spanish Republican Army. After the Spanish Civil War ended, ... read more

Józef Pypeć 1902 - 1941

Born 7.3.1902 in Pawłowice
Died 23.3.1941 in Gusen

Józef Pypeć was a teacher in a gymnasium in the Polish city of Łuków (Lukow). He was arrested by the Germans and sentenced for conducting underground teaching activities in P ... read more

Giacomo Sala 1895 - 1945

Born 16.4.1895 in Agrate Brianza
Died 1.2.1945 in Gusen

Giacomo Sala, my maternal grandfather, was born in Agrate. He was incarcerated in San Vittore during March 1944. He was deported to Mauthausen on 17 March 1944 and arrived there on 20 March 1944. He ... read more

Marcel Callo 1921 - 1945

Born 6.12.1921 in Rennes
Died 19.3.1945 in Mauthausen

  Marcel Callo was born on 6 December 1921 in Rennes in France and died on 19 March 1945 in the so-called ‘infirmary camp’ by Mauthausen concentration camp, following a long period ... read more

Max Bornstein 1924 - 1945

Born 8.6.1924 in Wien
Died 24.2.1945 in Gusen

I know very little about my uncle, as my mother, who survived Auschwitz, never told me about her family. The information I have is from what I was told by my uncle's classmates.   My uncle was ... read more

Marie Goedert 1900 - 1945

Born 25.9.1900 in Verleumont
Died 11.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Marie Louise Goedert (née Duboutay) was born on 25 September 1900 in Verleumont (Belgium). She lived with her husband Willy Goedert and their two sons in Luxembourg. In December 1942 she was ... read more

Thomas Trevor 1890 - 1944

Born 26.12.1890 in Wrexham
Died 13.11.1944 in Mauthausen

Thomas was born in Wrexham, Wales, to John and Eliza in 1890. After serving in France during the First World war he met and married his wife Adele. They had a daughter called Lottie and settled in ... read more

Guido Percali 1893 - 1944

Born 19.7.1893 in Lonigo
Died 20.4.1944 in Ebensee

Guido Alberto Percali was the son of Tullio Percali and his wife Maria, nee Zandonin. Fabrizio Scabio   On 11 May 2023, the ceremony for the installation of the Stumbling Stone in memory of ... read more

Józef Nowak 1890 - 1940

Born 2.1.1890 in Jasienica
Died 22.8.1940 in Gusen

Polish policeman from Bielsko, and soldier of WWI. Escaped Russian captivity and went through Siberia to return to his beloved country, Poland. When WWII began, he was proposed a post in the Silesian ... read more