Lost to time are the individual stories. Right here stands the Placca ai Caduti di Bollate Plaque. It silently commemorates the fallen of Bollate. This plaque is not just a marker. It is a solemn testament to sacrifice. The monument stands on Via Repubblica in Bollate.
This Placca ai Caduti di Bollate Plaque remembers those lost in war. It specifically honors those who fell during the First and Second World Wars. The structure incorporates a chapel of brick and glass. It features an octagonal base. An architectural element with a gabled roof precedes it.
Inside, three large plaques display names. These are the names of the fallen from both world wars. Above, burial cells rest. The Placca ai Caduti di Bollate Plaque lists many names. Giulio Lecchi and Giuseppe Lecchi appear. Lorenzo Lecchi and Enrico Longhi are also inscribed. Albino Luzzini and Gustavo Magnani are there too. Tranquillo Magnani and Enrico Mainardi are listed. Giovanni Mainardi and Angelo Malgrati are remembered. Antonio Malgrati and Gerolamo Maltagliati appear on the Placca ai Caduti di Bollate Plaque. Giuseppe Mantegazza and Stantino Mantica are also present. Pierino Marelli and Eugenio Mariani are inscribed. Luigi Masin and Carlo Merati are noted. Primo Merati and Emilio Meroni are included. Mario Meroni and Ambrogio Minora are listed. Attilio Minora and Ernesto Minora are also on the plaque. Giuseppe Minora and Domenico Giuseppe Minora appear. Martino Paolo Minora and Paolo Minora are recorded. Pietro Carlo Minora and Pietro Minora are remembered. Alessandro Monti and Pietro Monti are listed. Anselmo Moroni and Camillo Oggioni are inscribed. Cipriano Origgi and Vittorio Plama are also present. Pietro Panza and Stefano Panza are there too. Giuseppe Picozzi and Vincenzo Piccozzi are remembered. Egidio Pogliani and Francesco Pogliani are listed. Eugenio Radaelli and Vittorio Rainoldi are inscribed. Giuseppe Rebosio and Giuseppe Recalcati appear. Arcisio Recalcati and Bernardo Romagnoni are also present. Angelo Rossetti and Carlo Rossetti are remembered. Pietro Sanvito and Angelo Signorini are listed. Cesare Signorini and Ermenegildo Signorini are inscribed. Eugenio Ignorini and Luigi Signorini are also listed. Federico Somaschini and Martino Somaschini are present. Stefano Strada and Ernesto Strozzi are remembered. Alfredo Tagliabue and Emilio Tagliabue appear. Filiberto Taveggia and Luigi Taveggia are inscribed. Attilio Tenconi and Domenico Tenconi are also present. Eugenio Turati and Giuseppe Turconi are remembered. Carlo Uboldi and Angelo Vegetti are listed. Marcello Vegetti and Giuseppe Venturini are inscribed. Luigi Verga and Angelo Villa also appear. Giuseppe Visamra and Ernesto Zaffaroni are there. Carlo Zoani completes the list.
The Placca ai Caduti di Bollate Plaque measures 285 cm in height. Its width is 110 cm. It falls under Italian cultural influence. The plaque’s legal status is public territorial entity detention. The National Catalog Code is 0303270753. The responsible authority for protection is the Superintendency of Archeology. Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Milan oversees it. The compilation date is 2021.
The inscription reads “AI CADUTI DELLA PRIMA GUERRA MONDIALE”. It continues with all the names of the fallen. The letters are capitalized and incised in Italian.
The Placca ai Caduti di Bollate Plaque is more than a list of names. It is a place for reflection. Consider the lives cut short. Remember the sacrifices made. This monument ensures their memory lives on in Bollate.