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Message #23066
Board Name: England Genealogy |
nobby clarke |
lincoln, UK |
Mar 13, 2001 |
attention belgian surfers:seeking news of my father,rene joseph van der beken,formerly of ASSE belgium.he married my mother,ruth edna philipps at holborn in london on 25feb 1919.at that time his occupation being given as private belgian army medical corps.his fathers name also appears on the marriage certificate,leon felix van der beken,his occupation given as builder. i was born on 22 feb 1920 at addlestone in surrey and christened francis felix joseph grismond van der beken,not the name i am known by as i took on my present identity prior to joining the royal air force early 1939.i can never recall seeing my father,but remember being whisked across to a neighbours bungalow from where myself and mother were living as for reasons unbeknown to me she did'nt want my father to have any contact with me.i would be about 2-3 years old at that time,my parents being in the process of divorcing,so assume they must have split up shortly after my birth.my mother refused to tell me anything of my dad, saying it was best i did'nt know,so i dropped the subject. she has been deceasd some years now,so i feel free to try and find out something about my roots,so if anyone can help it would be very much appreciated. thank you,nobby at frank.clarke1@ntlworld.com
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