Thread: 23rd May 1940
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Old 7th April 2008, 11:45
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Re: 23rd May 1940

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Originally Posted by B.F.M. Droog View Post
Hello Paul,

It's a very small detail, but wouldn't 'Alexandra' be a typo of the London Gazette? CWGC has as his second name 'Alexander'

I wonder, is it usual in the UK to give boys a female name as second or third name? In the Netherlands it is; many roman catholic males have as third name the name of their godmother, as is the case with me.

Regards,

Bart

Yes it could be a typo but I don't thinks so I found his full name listed twice in different Gazettes in differen years and spelt 'Alexandra' in both cases - I thought it was a typo as well
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