burlington Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 This man was a WW1 Canadian soldier, born in Hong Kong. I wonder what the origin of his name is. French, German, Swiss or....? Any ideas? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 This man was a WW1 Canadian soldier, born in Hong Kong. I wonder what the origin of his name is. French, German, Swiss or....? Any ideas? Martin <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sachse is German and means Saxon (in English); but I can assure you it was and never will be used as a surname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 Quote:Sachse is German and means Saxon (in English); but I can assure you it was and never will be used as a surname Possible many spellings thereof?? As in Andrew Sachs the actor??(Manuel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 1 May , 2005 Author Share Posted 1 May , 2005 Sachse is German and means Saxon (in English); but I can assure you it was and never will be used as a surname <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Egbert Sorry but it certainly was used as a surname. I have seen his Canadian attestation papers. Mind you, that does not mean that this was the name he was born with. However, he appears with this name both in the Canadian WW1 Archives and also as an RSM, Edmonton Regiment, in WW2. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 Martin , of course I meant "Sachse" to be a very very rare surname in Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 3 May , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 May , 2005 Egbert Point taken Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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