Within British-Italian history of the Second World War, there are several questions surrounding the sinking of the SS Arandora Star, on 2 July 1940, which still remain problematic. Nevertheless, this tragedy continues to play a prominent role in the heritage and memories of the Anglo-Italian communities in the UK. This article focuses on the experiences and memories of the Arandora Star from the perspective of members of the Italian community in the North-East of England. Oral histories of Italian civilian internees who were embarked onto the ocean liner were collected via qualitative interviews with descendants of victims and survivors. This article contributes to raising awareness of Arandora scholarship by articulating how memories were interpreted retrospectively and transmitted down generations. Informing the debate on the purpose of misremembering in oral history, this article sheds light on the events and their imaginary reconstruction.

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英格兰东北部意大利人的口述历史：阿兰多拉星的沉没


在第二次世界大战的英意历史中，围绕 1940 年 7 月 2 日SS Arandora Star 沉没存在几个问题，这些问题仍然存在问题。尽管如此，这场悲剧在英国英意社区的遗产和记忆中继续发挥着重要作用。本文从英格兰东北部意大利社区成员的角度重点介绍 Arandora Star 的经历和回忆。通过对受害者和幸存者的后代进行定性访谈，收集了登上远洋客轮的意大利平民被拘禁者的口述历史。本文通过阐明记忆如何被回顾性地解释并代代相传，有助于提高对 Arandora 学术的认识。本文为口述历史中关于记错目的的辩论提供了信息，阐明了这些事件及其想象中的重建。