F10 - RAWBONE

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Claude Tom Castleman RAWBONE [P33] = Berthe VIOT [P45]

Married Abbeville, France

Claude Tom Castleman

Born 25 Oct 1893, Pine Cottage, Percy Street, Shrewsbury.¹
Died 7 Sep 1967, Abbeville, France
Buried Abbeville, France
Occupation: Photographer
Nationality: British
Following the death of his father, Tom lived at Freshwater, Isle of Wight with his cousin, Emily Castleman-Scorrey ("Aunt Cassie") before joining REME as a photographer.
He served in the front line of the 1914-18 War - Battle of the Somme, Belgium & Germany and received citations and medals for his work which are retained by his son, Claude.
He married Berthe a French girl, in 1916, and remained in France. Ten years later he was instrumental in forming and running the SC Abbeville Youth Club. During his tenure, the youths enjoyed 125 wins in 140 matches.
During the 1939-45 War he was imprisoned by the Germans (in the Loire Valley) as an Englishman living in France.
After the war he worked as a (well respected) photographer for a french newspaper in Amiens until retirement 1956.

Berthe

Born 14 Jul 1889, Abbeville, France.
Died 16 Jun 1962
Occupation: Couturier
Nationality: French
Parents: Eugine Charles VIOT and Julia Amelia ? LEJUENE. Information taken from a certificate from Mairie D'Aberville Etat Civil certficate numero 73 dated 4.9.1916.

Children

Claude Charlemagne Paul Eugene [P46] = Monique BLANGER [P578] > Family [F16]

Married Abbeville, France

Claude Charlemagne Paul Eugene

Born Abbeville, France
Occupation: Newspaper Photographer (Retired)
Nationality: Dual - British/French
He was informed by his father that he was the last of the RAWBONEs! Sent to England to learn English but upon returning to France, his father hardly ever spoke with him in the language!

Worked in London (1948-50) for the Western Union Telegraph company, living in Croydon with Mr & Mrs BALLARD where he met Peter LEGG, who became a great friend. He also trialed for Arsenal FC.

After returning to France for national service - in a photographic section - he joined his fathers newspaper, as a sports photographer until ill health forced his retirement in 1987.

Peter ultimately married Brenda in the late 1940's and forty years later they wrote to the newspaper, Le Courrier Picard , to try and find Claude and invite him to their forthcoming wedding anniversary, not knowing that he worked for the paper! Contact was re-established and the friendship renewed.

Jan 2009

Monique

Nationality: French

Jan 2009

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