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2nd Lt. Charles Alexander Vesey
British Army 7th Btn British West Indies Regiment
from:Alberta, Canada
Charlie Vesey (my husband's grandfather) was born in London, England as Karl Sandor Szivessy on the 29th of February 1888. His father was a furrier from the Austrian Hungary Empire. When he came to Canada in 1912, he anglicized his name and shortened his last name. As a result, he went with Charles Alexander Vesey. Charlie and his brother John were working in Jamaica when the war broke out. John ended up serving in the US Army, while Charlie joined the British West Indies Regiment.
Charlie talked about being a Captain in the British West Indies Regiment but I have only been able to find him on the lists as either Temporary Second Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant. He enlisted on 26th of March 1917 and embarked for Europe on 31st of May 1917. He was in the 6th Contingent.
After the war, he returned to Canada where he married and had two children. He died in February 1972 in London, Ontario, Canada.
