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The Story of My Grandfather and Chilean Connections by Jane Kendrick
My grandfather Frank Glover Deeley was born on 4th July 1888 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire. On 6th April 1909 he sailed on the Raeburn a...
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Joan Cooper's Story
With thanks to Freddy Nevison-Andrews and Canning House for helping to prepare this document containing Joan Cooper's Story.
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Dacre Watson’s Story
The father of Society member Dacre Watson was also named Dacre Watson, following a family tradition of always naming the eldest son Dacre...
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Rugby in Chile
Our member Dacre Watson's father, also named Dacre Watson, was British and traveled to Chile at the age of 21 in 1928 as a Chartered...
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The 'Battle of Iquique' and the Family Krohn-Nilsen
The following story was sent by our member Dacre Watson My deep connections with Chile go back to that day and, quite possibly, had the...
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Baxter-Hathaway family in Chile
We thank Myriam Baxter for sending us a brief history of her great-grandfather in Chile. Another great Anglo Chilean connection! Jhon...
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“The Pioneers of Football in Foreign Lands!”
That was how Everton director EA Bainbridge brazenly described the club with reference to their tour of 1909. Everton and Tottenham...
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The MacDonald Family, England and Chile, 1937-1945
Two incredible videos uploaded by Ian Ruxton to his YouTube channel and where you will be able to see part of his grandparents' life in...
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Readings of 'Trout in Chilean Rivers' book by Alexander MacDonald
Ian Ruxton, grandson of Alexander MacDonald and member of the Anglo Chilean Society have been reading his grandfather’s book 'Trout in...
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