BRITTO – Raymond

1803978 – Sergeant – Pilot – No 52 OTU – Spitfire Mk I – KIA at 25

Joined 1st HAA Unit of The Trinidad Volunteers at the beginning of 1940.

Son of Santiaga Roberts, Maraval. Age 25; Daughter is Merle Ursula Britto Lawrence, Moraldo St., Maraval. Killed on 2 Jan 1943 at 1430 hrs at Alston Down while flying Spitfire AR 240; Engine stalled, he attempeted to glide in but spun in hitting the ground near the watch tower building.

[Source: CMHA]

Recruits. Probably at Piarco, Trinidad. Possibly 1940?

[Picture courtesy Rolf Williams, son of J.R. Williams]

The passenger list of SS Cameronia which sailed from Port of Spain, Trinidad, via Durban in South Africa, and arrived in Glasgow on 9 March, 1942, contained the names of 7 of the men from the Piarco photograph.  They were described as “Air Cadets from Trinidad”.  The 7 men were  Emil Trankarr Johnson aged 24 (aka Emil Louis Johnson);  Lawrence Jones, 26;  Jellicoe Norbert Scoon (actually Jellicoe Esslemont Norbert Cecil Scoon), 21;  John Francis Horsham, 24; Laurent Joseph De Verteuil, 25;  Geoffrey William Carter, 24;  and Raymond Britto, 24.

[Courtesy AD]

Name: BRITTO, RAYMOND
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age: 25
Date of Death: 02/01/1943
Service No: 1803978
Additional information: Son of Santiaga Roberts, of Maraval Village, Trinidad.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 5. R.C. Row FFF. Grave 15.
Cemetery: CIRENCESTER CEMETERY

[Source: www.WW2chat.com]

7 additions to “BRITTO – Raymond”

  1. orchid nicholas adds:

    Hi I am the great grand aught of Mr raymond britto trying to get some information for my granmother can I have someone contact me regarding more information on Mr raymond britto for years my family has been left to wonder as he died when my grand mother was a mere child we all still live in the same place

    Kind Regards

    March 7th, 2015 at 9:11 pm
  2. wendy britto Ferguson adds:

    Grand daughter. Trying to reach some one..about Raymond Britto died..

    March 9th, 2015 at 3:16 am
  3. wendy britto Ferguson adds:

    His daughter need to know what is going on..she till alive

    March 9th, 2015 at 3:19 am
  4. wendy britto Ferguson adds:

    Granddaughter need to talk to some one in charge

    March 9th, 2015 at 3:22 am
  5. wendy britto Ferguson adds:

    Contact me

    please

    March 9th, 2015 at 3:22 am
  6. Jerome Lee adds:

    Wendy, I have only now seen your post. Please email me at jalee.cmham@gmail.com

    May 6th, 2015 at 12:55 am
  7. Rudolf Williams adds:

    Hello,

    My father was from Trinidad and joined the RAFVR, I am not sure which year, but I have an image of him with his team and it includes one R. Bretto. I assume this is a spelling error because the gentleman looks very much like Raymond. I can send you a jpeg of the image. I am trying to work out what year the image was taken because that will reveal when my father joined-up. He came to the UK on the HMS Esperance Bay in June 1944 which is a long time after he should have been sitting with Raymond. Kind regards, Rudolf

    February 6th, 2025 at 2:27 am

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