Thank you Kim - Barbara Lloyd On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Kim Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I am sorry to say that my ancestors are more than likely a > different family of Lloyd. I have done a lot of genealogy and may ancestors > have been in USA since at least mid 1800's. I will keep a look out for you > though in case anything ever comes up. > Best regards and good luck, > L. Kim Lloyd > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 27, 2013, at 1:38 PM, Ian Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Sylvia was born in Phaleron, Greece > > in August 1942, as a result of a union between her mother Stamatina > Lagou and > > her father Staff Sergeant Leslie Lloyd. > > Following the tragic loss of both parents she was evacuated to the UK as > an > > infant with step-parents (long story short). > > > >> From the photograph (attached) > > that Sylvia has of her father, he wears the regimental lapel badge of > the RASC, > > it appears from his service ribbons that he is wearing a General Service > Medal > > and Long Service and Good Conduct medal. If he was 35 in 1942 he could > have > > been in service since he was 16, i.e. 19 years which would be consistent > with > > the long service and Good Conduct ribbon. > > > > It is thought that Leslie went > > out to Greece with his regiment in 1940 or before to help the Greeks > repel the > > Italians and there is a presumption that Leslie joined up with the Greek > resistance > > after the German invasion, and would only be able to visit his wife with > the > > help of the resistance. Tragically Leslie was “given away” possibly by > the > > Italians, to curry favour with the Germans, who arrested and shot him > sometime > > in mid-1942 as Stamatina was known to be carrying their daughter > (Sylvia) at > > that time. Sylvia’s birth was registered by her grandfather. > > > > Sylvia has exhausted steps so far > > to trace her father through the normal routes (War Graves Commission, > General > > Register Office, etc.) and part of the problem is that there is no > > documentation on Leslie Lloyd, who it has been established was born in > the > > London area circa 1905 (could be as late as 1910). This is an estimation > of > > date of birth from Greek relatives who maintain that Leslie was around > 35 in > > Greece at the time of his marriage to Stamatina before the German > invasion (1941). > > Sylvia has no birth certificate for herself, although her marriage > certificate > > does state that her father’s occupation was Gunner Royal Artillery, but > it does > > look like the lapel badge is RASC and not RA (It may have been her > step-fathers > > occupation?). > > > > Summary – Leslie Lloyd > > > > · > > Born – 1905/07 in a London District of the UK > > > > · > > He was 35 in 1940/42 in Greece > > > > · > > Joined the RASC as a boy at around 16, circa > > 1921/23 > > > > · > > Consistent with the 17-year LS medal > > > > · > > Killed by Germans in Crete in 1942 aged around > > 35 > > > > > > > > We would appreciate any advice or > > assistance you could give use to assist in finding out more information > for > > Sylvia. > > > > Kind regards. > > > > > > > > Carol and Ian Davis > > > > (Sylvia’s daughter and son-in-law) > > > > e.mail – > > > > [email protected] > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >