Dario_Silva Posted 18 January , 2008 Share Posted 18 January , 2008 Friends of the Forum. In many cases has been dealt with the topic at the forum, but I want to start a new thread to consolidate some of the information on the subject. My question is: You know any man in any of the Royal British Services (RAF, RFC, Royal Army, Royal Navy or Others), which was born in South American soil? I have particular interest to those related to Venezuela. Please know you have a name, would be pleased to know if you have some details about their service would be grateful. I have a small number of these men but in aviation services, which place or under methods which can be achieved in detail about their service and some even better photograph? Hoping to be able to receive any comments. Thanks in advance. Dario Excuse my poor English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 18 January , 2008 Share Posted 18 January , 2008 Hi Dario, Welcome to the forum, here are the ones from the CWGC site with a connection to Venezuela. Hope this is of use Grant Name: AINSLIE, GEORGE ALFRED CARLYLE Initials: G A C Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: British West Indies Regiment Unit Text: 5th Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 14/05/1917 Service No: 6630 Additional information: Son of Edgar Lushington Ainslie and Anna Matilda Ainslie, of Aroa, Venezuela, South America. Native of Trinidad, British West Indies. A dentist. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: D. 128. Cemetery: ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Name: DE SOUZA, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Corporal Regiment/Service: British West Indies Regiment Unit Text: "C" Coy. 8th Bn. Age: 36 Date of Death: 19/11/1917 Service No: 11063 Additional information: Son of Alexander and Marion De Souza of Venezuela; husband of Marion De Souza, of 74, D'Urban St., Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. E. 55. Cemetery: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD) Name: LUDFORD, JOHN E. Initials: J E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Cadet Regiment/Service: Royal Flying Corps Age: 19 Date of Death: 18/09/1917 Service No: 70438 Additional information: Son of E. H. and Luisa Odina Ludford, of Caracas Venezuela, South America. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: BARRIE (ST. MARY'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Name: MARQUEZ, JAILLE Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Fireman and Trimmer Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Unit Text: S.S. "Gibel Hamam" (Gibraltar) Age: 22 Date of Death: 14/09/1918 Additional information: Born at Venezuela. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Name: MOBILE, DOMINGO Initials: D Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Able Seaman Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Unit Text: S.S. "Sofie" (London) Age: 39 Date of Death: 01/02/1918 Additional information: Born in Venezuela. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Name: PENA, JUAN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Donkeyman Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Unit Text: S.S. "Mirlo" (London) Age: 39 Date of Death: 16/08/1918 Additional information: Born in Venezuela. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario_Silva Posted 19 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Friend Grant. Thank you for the Welcome..!!!!! I feel privileged to know the names of them, only knew the Cadet Ludford, the remaining names are new to me. I express my gratitude for this information, which in addition to the names contains a summary of its latest service. Please, if someone else knows a new name would be grateful to know. Thanks again for your interesting and valuable reply. Greetings. Dario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Dario, Bom dia. My son lives in Sao Paulo so it is interesting to see South America here. You can search for others using Geoff's search engine: http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search2.php Just put say ' Chile ' in the included part and nothing else gives 44 names. eg. CASTRO, FELIX Initials: F Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Fireman Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Unit Text: S.S. "Avanti" (London) Age: 32 Date of Death: 02/02/1918 Additional information: Son of Rosa Santander de Castro, of Santiago, Chile. Born in Chile. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL You can then search Bolivia, Peru, etc etc For WW2 (sch don't tell Chris) you use http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/search39-47.php for that you will get a lot of Brazilians in Italy where they had a Brigade AND received the surrender from the Germans in 1945. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhill Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 The only possible candidate I can find from my area (Edmonton) who enlisted with the Canadian service is 811008 WIGLEY, JOHN WALTER , who gave his place of birth as "Montevideo, S.A.". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Name: BERMUDEZ, MANUEL Initials: M Nationality: Canadian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) Unit Text: 14th Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 01/10/1918 Service No: 919831 Additional information: Son of Manuel Bermudez Lecuna, and his wife, Carlota Valdez de Bermudez. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: II. A. 36. Cemetery: SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compo Posted 20 January , 2008 Share Posted 20 January , 2008 Hola Dario, Bienvenido al foro. Those on the CWGC database are only those that died in the war. If you are looking for all who served that is quite a task. My grandfather Capt. Edmund S Compton Royal Garrison Artillery (SR) was born Valparaiso Chile and served in the Anti Aircraft Artillery. He returned to Valparaiso after the war and died there young because of mustard gas damage to his heart. The family first emigrated to Valparaiso in 1865 but they observed British traditions and even spoke English as did a very large group of British merchants that lived there. The number of "British" subjects, some born in Valparaiso, some not who volunteered fills a book, I have seen it. Then you have the French community who lived there, not quite as numerous or influential as the British but still well represented and also the German community who returned for the Kaiser. Suerte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christine liava'a Posted 20 January , 2008 Share Posted 20 January , 2008 Dear Dario, I know of one who was born in South America, but then moved to Fiji, and joined the British Army from there. Lieutenant James Brodrick Tilney Church no 13, 1st Fiji Contingent, Fiji Defence Force, enlisted Suva, Fiji. European planter born Buenos Aires s/of James Church midshipman in Royal Navy 1908 interpreter 1 February 1915 commissioned from ranks. Lieutenant in Collingwood Bn; RN.Division Died 4 June 1915 aged 27 at Dardanelles Helles Memorial, Turkey Probate granted to father 24 November 1915 Lond. Gaz. 14 December 1915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 20 January , 2008 Share Posted 20 January , 2008 Dario To add a little to the information on Cdt J E Ludford, he was killed in an accident while flying a Curtiss JN-4 with 2Lt Arthur Courtenay Williams, from Toronto, at the School of Air Gunnery (Canada) at Beamsville on 18 September 1917. 2Lt Williams was also killed in the accident. Regards Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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