During the Battle of Gondar distinguished himself a muntaz Unatù Endisciau who refusing to surrender to the British following the capitulation of the Debra Tabor outpost, passed the enemy lines and reached the Italian ones rescuing in the same the pennant of the LXXII zaptié (I° Gruppo Carabinieri) Battalion. Mortally wounded in fulfilling the mission, he was the only soldier of color awarded with the Italian Gold Medal of Military Valor.