Sig. Ugo Banfi
Sig. Ugo Bamfi, 24, was born at Caravaggio (Bergamo), Italy on 9 December 1887 the son of Giuseppe Antonio Bamfi and Francesca Paltenghi.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 9 April 1912, he gave his address as 23 Aubert Park Finsbury, [London] (1). The same address as Francesco Nannini. The Titanic was his first ship. He boarded the Titanic on 10 April.
Bamfi died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.
In the Cemetery at Caravaggio there is a tombstone in memory of him. His parents received financial relief from the Mansion House fund:
Number C. 342. Banfi.
Parents received a grant of £60.
Notes
Senate lists says 33, Aubert Park, Highbury Hill.
Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement
Estratto per riassunto dal registro degli Atti di Nascita (Birth
Certificate)
Corriere Mercantile (Genova) 18 Aprile 1912, "Names
of the Italians" (Translation)
Corriere della Sera, 19 Aprile 1912, "Italians
Shipwrecked" (Translation)
Il Lavoro (Genova), 25 Maggio 1912, Le
vittime italiane nel disastro del "Titanic"
References
United States Senate, Washington 1912. n° 806, Crew List
Mansion House Titanic Relief Fund Booklets and Minute Books
Acknowledgements
Pellegri Ottorino, Caravaggio, Italy.
Contributors
Claudio Mazza, Italy
Hermann Söldner, Germany
Brian Ticehurst, UK
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Summary
Born: Friday 9th December 1887
Age: 24 years
Marital Status: Single.
Last Residence: at 23 Aubert Park, Finsbury London England - Map
Occupation: Waiter
A la Carte crew
First Embarked: Southampton
Died in the sinking.
Body Not Recovered
Related Documents
Estratto per riassunto dal registro degli Atti di Nascita [Birth Certificate] - 1887