Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Charles Ames born 05.08.1921 / 05.06.1939

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Agee

Agee Report 11 Mar 2012 17:31

I am trying to trace the last resting place of Charles Thomas Ames.

I know he drowned at sea whilst swimming with a fellow able seaman from Steamer "Sellinge" during R&R.

Our family has the original letters of condolence to his mother from the ships Captain (Ross) detailing incident / recovery of body / burial in France.These confirm his death on 05.06.1939.

The letters confirm he was buried in Nantes France. Unfortunately it was just prior to the 2nd WW - therefore the Commonwealth Graves Committee have confirmed he is not in a war grave.

The British embassy are willing to check their records - but at a cost of £180!
I have tried to blindly search graveyard records in Nantes - but out of my depth and unsuccessful.

Can anyone help / offer advice?

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 11 Mar 2012 18:08

I have no knowledge of searching in France, but I notice that Nantes is a twin town of several towns thoughout the world.
In UK it is twinned with Cardiff.
If you don't get answers on this thread, maybe you could contact the Twinning Association in Cardiff for help and advice.

Gwyn

Agee

Agee Report 11 Mar 2012 18:11

Thank you Gwyn.

Thats interesting - Charles and I are both from Cardiff.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 11 Mar 2012 18:22

Great... A lovely city with happy memories for me.

You have a good case then for asking them for help.

Good luck.
Do let us know how you get on.

Gwyn

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 12 Mar 2012 12:12

Deleted as it all went wroooonnnnngggg!

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 12 Mar 2012 14:09

The address Detective has given is for Nancy, not Nantes!

Nantes have digitised their burial records and his burial is here
http://www.archives.nantes.fr/PAGES/ENLIGNE/registres_inhumations/registres_inhumations.htm

Just put his suname in to "nom" box and it will come up!

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 12 Mar 2012 15:38

Hope these help?

he is the last entry on the page

http://www.archinoe.fr/am44/visu_affiche.php?PHPSID=26237bf8763d323a01441dfeb5cef1ae¶m=visu&page=1

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cemetery_Saint-Jacques_(Nantes)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nantes_-_Carte_d%27implantation_des_cimeti%C3%A8res.png

I think the cemetery entrance is on Boulevard joliot curie (on the junction with) Rue Gabriel

which is just south of Saint Jacques Hospital

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 12 Mar 2012 17:16

Don't know how that happened :-(

Anyway, it looks as if WPANA-l has solved the problem :-) Jolly Good!

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Agee

Agee Report 13 Mar 2012 15:49

Thank you all very much for your help