2nd Lt. Roy Gower Quiroga
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He is also in the middle at the back on this card, which I believe to be
I believe this to be 4th NF
Dalton Holme Camp
Beverley
Yorkshire
April 1918
The first card is signed:
Roy G (Gower) Quiroga
London Regt No 1844 Rifleman
London Regt 550247 Rifleman
Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Lt
Gazette to 2nd Lt 18/12/1917 NF, (but not stated which Bn)
Gazette 5th NF 2nd Lt to Lt 18/6/1919
Gazette 5th Bn NF Reserve 15/11/1921 - Captain
Gazette R.Northumberland Fusiliers no 157886
Lt Roy Gregory Gower Quiroga - commissioned as Lt
17/12/1940
(Roy Gregorio G Quiroga)
The picture is dated 2/6/1918, and the two years service stripes on his arm denote his
service in the London Regiment as a rifleman. I do not yet know which one.
I am also not 100% certain which NF regt he was promoted into as a 2nd Lt, but it may be
the 4th NF.
MIC ath the national Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...;resultcount=18
Gazette entries
http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType=
The 1901 census has the 5 year old Roy boarding in Earls Court/South Kensington with
his father "Andrew" - who was a civil engineer - born in Lima, Peru - and his
mother Elsie. Think the correct name for his father was Andres (per the original copy) and
his marriage registration in 3rd quarter of 1894
Looks like Roy's birth was registered in the last quarter of 1895 - as Roy Gregorio G Quiroga
He married Sep Qtr 1927 Wandsworth RD to Dora Atherton (b 1907, d Aug 1991, Merton
Surrey). They had at least 2 sons:
Brian Roy B G Quiroga born 17th Oct 1930 Wandsworth, d Jun
1993 Chichester, Sussex
Ronald Graham G Quiroga b 25th Sept 1934 Wandsworth, d
Sept 1993, Chichester, Sussex
In Ancestry's UK Phone Books section there is a Major Quiroga
listed - with various initials (but mostly correct for our man) - living at 13 Melrose
Avenue Wimbledon SW19 in just about every year from 1952 to 1983
Perhaps someone in that area could "check him out" locally
The phone book listings are supposed to go up to 1984 - and the comprehensive UK Deaths
index is supposed to start from 1984. As he isn't shown in that - perhaps we could guess
he died maybe 1983??
If anybody knows more about this gentleman, I would be pleased to hear.
Guy Smith
guy@trenchmap.com