Joseph Gaston Naz (1908-1962)

Dates

Birth: 13 March 1908 Curepipe, Mauritius
Father: Marie Joseph Loïs Naz 1871-1922
Mother: Jeanne Françoise Inès Humbert c1875-a1908

Marriage: April-June 1933 Marylebone, London, UK
Wife: Eilleen Winifred Barrett 1913-2007

Death: 26 July 1962 Napsbury Hospital, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK

Children

Peter G G Naz 1935-a1957
Julie C Naz 1937

Notes

Entry in The London Gazette 17 July 1928 page 4843 " [...] Reserve of Air Force Officers General Duties Branch The undermentioned are granted commisions as Pilot Officers on probation :- Class A.A. (ii). 29th June 1928 Joseph Gaston Naz".

Marriage of Joseph G Naz and Eilleen W Barrett in FreeBMD in April-June 1933 in Marylebone (1A 1453).

His son and daughter were born in Barnet in 1935 and 1937.

In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Joseph C (sic - in the index, G on the original) Naz born 13 March 1908, married and an eex e (sic - in the index, elec. on the original) engineer and photographer living with three others (wife and children?) at 72 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, a note adding "Same not issued 25.8.45".

Entry in The London Gazette 28 November 1939 page 7964 "[...] Reserve of Air Force Officers Reserve of Air Force Officers General Duties Branch [...] Flying Officer Joseph Gaston Naz (70490) relinquishes his commision on account of ill-health. 22nd. Nov. 1939."

Entry in Ancestry Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1898-1963 for Joseph G Naz, aged 35, a citiz. of G. Britain arrived Key West on 5193 on 26 November 1943, in transit to Canada.

Entry in Ancestry New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 for Gaston Naz born in St George, Mauritius, aged 36, height 5ft 10 in, brown eyes and hair, sallow complexsion, cash 40, married, arrived La Guardia Airport, New York on 13 June 1944 from Casablanca, Morocco on Trans World Airlines 107449, destination 146 St, Joseph, Dorval, Qu. P. Canada stated to be his residence.

Death of Joseph G Naz in FreeBMD in July-September 1962 aged 54 in St Albans (4B 159).

Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Joseph Caston (sic) Naz died 26 July 1962 in Hertfordshire, Hertford (sic), probate 9 November 1962 in Peterborough. Naz Joseph Gaston of Napsbury Hospital St Albans Hertfordshire died 26 July 1962 Administration Peterborough 9 November to Eileen Winifred Naz widow. Effects £1362 13s." Napsbury Hospital was a mental health facility near London Colney in Hertfordshire.

Entry in Ferry Pilots of the ATA

M.471 First Officer Joseph Gaston Naz 6 May 1941 to 10 Aug 1943
b. 13 Mar 1908, Curepipe, Mauritius
Father: Joseph Lois Naz (A member of the Institution of Civil Engineers)
Educated at Bedford School, Stanislas College Paris. B.Sc.
m. 1933 Eileen Winifred [Barrett], 2 children
Next of Kin: Dr P L Naz, Kingston & District Hospital
An Electrical Engineer; R.A.F. Reserve Officer Jun-28 to Nov-39
Address in 1941: 72 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
Postings: 15FPP, 3FPP, 14FPP, 1FPP (Communications Flt)
"A keen and competent pilot", "Above average as a pilot; apt to be a bad time-keeper."
d. 26 Jul 1962 - St Albans, Herts

The following additional information is available:
Education included B.Sc. and Eng. Cert., in RAFC 28 June 1928 to 22 November 1939
An electrical engineer at Standard Telephones, Oakleigh Road
Engaged ATA 6 May 1941 as S.O promoted 18 August 1941 F/O Class C, 29 October 1941 F/O Class B, 15 February 1942 F/O
Comments include: Completed training satisfactory 22 July 1941, a keen pilot, discipline much improved 3 December 1942, A keen pilot; apt to be critical of pilots' flying while there is room for improvemnt in his own 26 March 1943 Two accidents : 5 December 19941 Proctor A/C landed outside an approved ground and ran into unmarked barrier, 12 December 1941 Tiger Moth Error of judgment on part of pilot attempting to land in too strong a wind causing A/C to blow over. Contract terminated 11 June 1943.

Entry in Ancestry Family Trees for Joseph Gaston Naz.

Relationship

Joseph Gaston Naz was the father of Peter G G Naz, husband of Mavis E Hurdle, my fourth cousin.

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