Basic Details
Surname
Visconti-Venosta
Forenames
Enrico
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Rori
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website (see references) states: ‘He was born in Milan, the second son of The Marchese Emilio Visconti-Venosta [1829-1914] who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy for five terms between 1863-1901.
Known as Rori, he was up at Christ Church from 1906 until 1907. He was a writer and letters from him written between 1921 and 1937, are held in the Bernard Berenson Collection at Harvard University. He was a member of the Chess Club of Rome.
He was attached to the 15th Army Group when he was killed in action against the Germans in the Apennines on March 4th 1945.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Italy
Year of death
1945
Month of death
March
Day of death
4
Age at death
57
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action