Ernesto Cabruna was born on 2 June 1889 in Tortona , the Kingdom of Italy . His family were merchants . Young Cabruna attended technical school until , on 18 October 1907 , he joined the '' Carabinieri Reali '' , Italy 's version of military police . The following year , he performed commendably during the 1908 Messina earthquake . On 30 September 1911 , he was promoted to '' Vice Brigadiere '' . From April 1912 to May 1913 , he was posted to Tripolitania , Libya . He later took part in the occupation of Rhodes
1908 Messina earthquake
1908 Messina earthquake
Ernesto Cabruna