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South Africa / Re: Bernard Claude D'ARCY
« on: Friday 21 July 23 05:14 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so very much jorose, every little bit adds to the picture.

Can you please confirm the dates for Frank Arthur Anderson?

I wonder how common a surname is Marais.

Again, thank you for your efforts

Dan

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South Africa / Re: Bernard Claude D'ARCY
« on: Tuesday 30 May 23 13:13 BST (UK)  »
Oh!!! didn't realise just pasting the link into the message attached it.

So here's the CWGC link https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1602401/william-norman-d-arcy/

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South Africa / Re: Bernard Claude D'ARCY
« on: Tuesday 30 May 23 13:10 BST (UK)  »
jorose & johnhood,

Fantastic!!! thank you both so much.

I found Bernard listed in the following site (haven't figured how to attach the link properly) -

http://ww1sa.weebly.com/da.html

They have listed the same birth date (14 Dec 1887), however they list date of death as 2 May 1948, which is obviously wrong.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site records the death of Willian Norman D'ARCY -

16686 Private Willian Norman D'ARCY - 2nd Regt. (Inf.), South African Infantry -
Died: 12 April 1918 - 43 years old - YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Panel 15, Belgium

If you happen to find anything about his siblings/half-siblings, I'd be grateful to learn their details also  ;D

Again, thank you both so much, this has filled in a lot of gaps for me.

Dan




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South Africa / Bernard Claude D'ARCY
« on: Saturday 27 May 23 06:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm hoping someone may be able to assist.

I'm research a First World War soldier who enlisted into the Australian army. He initially enlisted in August 1914 as Clauade D'ARCY, however was discharged for disciplinary reasons. He again enlisted in July 1915 under the assumed name Charles MARAIS, which in 1917 he declared was a false name and that his true name was Bernard Claude D'ARCY.

The only information I have is what is stated on his enlistment papers -

1st enlistment (August 1914) - born: Dublin, Ireland; age: 26yrs, 8mths.

2nd enlistment (July 1915) - born: Dassenberg, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; age: 26yrs 7mths.

As you can see he was somewhat loose with his age, assuming he is around that age he would have been born around 1888-1889, but this is really just a guess.

Apparently he was an apprentice for 5 years at the Robertson Gold Mining Co., Sth Africa. He also states he served with the Cape Garrison Artillery.

The only other information I have gathered is he was married, in South Australia, to Ella Madge HUTTON (16 Nov 1915). In January 1928 they both embarked for Cape Town on the steamer 'Balranald'. His wife died in South Australia in 1965 (did he return to Australia with her?), and that his death proceeded hers (no information as to when or where).

Lastly, from information contained within his army files state -

Mother: Martha (Dassenberg, Sth Africa)
Father: W. D'Arcy (Cape Government Railways, Cape Town, Sth Africa)

I'm wondering if the surname MARAIS may have been his mother's maiden name.

Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated.

Dan

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