Lt Cyril John (John) Agelasto^{[1, 2, 3]}

1897 - 1951  (54 years)

• Name	Cyril John (John) Agelasto
  Title	Lt
  Birth	09 Mar 1897	London, England UK
  Christening	15 May 1897	St Mary, Bryanston Square, London, England UK
  	Baptism register entry 93. HRC Vernon officiated.
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Aug 1951	London, England UK
  	Death notice appeared in The Times (London), 31 Aug 1951. Funeral held at St Sophia, London, 16 Aug 1951. The death of Cyril J. Agelasto, 54, was registered in 1951, Westminster, London, England, v 5c, p 303.
  Notes	Unknown to Argenti, as was his sister. Recorded in the 1901 Census as the son of John & Helen Agelasto. Residence: 1950, 125 Gloucester Terrace, Westminster, London, England. On one document he gave his address as: c/o Ralli Bros, Calcutta. Lieutenant in the RFC and RAF in WWI. Described as an ace with 9 victories to his credit in 1917 and 1918, as a pilot/observer rather than a pilot/ace. Also served in WWII as a Flying Officer. Promotion: 8 Aug 1917, with seniority from 17 Jun 1917, Temp. 2nd Lt. (on prob.) Gen. List to be confirmed in his rank (London Gazette #30256, 28 Aug 1917). Transferred to the unemployed list, 24 Feb 1919, The Times (London), 8 Mar 1919, p 4. [4] Served in units: 20, 43, 59. : 1 - 23 Jul 1917 ,1745 43 Sopwith 11¦2 Strutter (A8247) 1 Albatros D.V (OOC) NE of Lens. 2 - 13 Nov 1917, 1500 20 B.F.2b (B883) 2 Albatros D.V (DES) SE of Houthulst. 3 - 22 Jan 1918, 1117 20 B.F.2b (B883) 3 Albatros D.V (DES) Dadizeele. 4 - 25 Jan 1918, 1240 20 B.F.2b (C4836) 4 Albatros D.V (OOC) Stadenberg. 5 - 25 Jan 1918, 1240 20 B.F.2b (C4836) 4 Albatros D.V (DES) Stadenberg. 6 - 30 Jan 1918, 1425 20 B.F.2b (C4826) 4 Albatros D.V (DES) W of Zedeighem. 7 - 04 Feb 1918, 1415 20 B.F.2b 5 Albatros D.V (OOC) Roulers. 8 - 05 Feb 1918, 1130 20 B.F.2b (C4605) 5 Albatros D.V (OOC) N of Staden. 9 - 05 Feb 1918, 1130 20 B.F.2b (C4605) 5 Albatros D.V (OOC) N of Staden. Crew: 1 - Pilot 2/Lt John Womersley, 2 - Pilot Lt Wilfred Beaver, 3 - Pilot Sgt HO Smith, 4 - Pilot 2/Lt David McGoun, 5 - Pilot 2/Lt Douglas Cooke. World War II service: ID = 72769. 3 Sep 1939, promotion from Pilot Officer to Flying Officer (London Gazette #34700, 3 Oct 1939; The Times [London], 4 Oct 1939, p 10 and 28 Oct 1939, p 8); 4 Aug 1939, Pilot Officer on prob. appointment confirmed and promoted to rank of Flying Officer (London Gazette #34718, 7 Oct 1939); 1 Nov 1940, transfer to the General Duties Branch (London Gazette #35228, 25 Jul 1941); 1 Feb 1942, Flg. Off. to be Flt. Lt. (war subs.) (London Gazette #35467, 24 Feb 1942); 26 May 1942, Flt. Lt. to be transferred to the Administration and Special Duties Branch (London Gazette #35615, 30 Jun 1942). The Army and RAF used two distinct numbering systems which appear to have used the same numbers; thus men in different branches could have the same ID. In the promotions list The London Gazette 11 Oct 1940 assigns the ID 72769, identical to Cyril John's, to "2nd Lt. W. D. Gregg (72769), from T.A. [Territorial Army], Gen. List, O.T.C. [Officer Training Corps], to be 2nd Lt. retaining his present seniority. 16 Sep 1940." (thanks to Peter Elliott, Royal Air Force Museum for explaining this bit of numerical confusion) Residence: 29 Nov 1917, 96 Preston Rd., Brighton, Sussex, England (from RFC medical card). A line is drawn through another address: 41 Harvard Court, W Hampstead. His RFC medical card shows he suffered an inflamed middle ear in Nov 1917 and was admitted to hospital with influenza in Feb 1919 (courtesy of Peter Elliott, Royal Air Force Museum). On the RFC medical card, next of kin is listed as Mrs. C.J. Agelasto (w). Occupation: between WWI and WWII, merchant. He arrived 3 May 1932 at Liverpool, England on the Tuscania sailing from Bombay. He lists as intended residence 185 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London (home of his uncle Stephen Augustus Agelasto). The 1901 England census: 1901, 28 Alexandra Rd, Twickenham, London, household headed by John A. Agelasto, 46, stockbrokers clerk, b. Liverpool; wife Helen, 35, b. London; daughter Violet, 6; son Cyril, 4. Travel: Cyril John Agelasto, 22, commcl. clerk, departed 5 Dec 1919 from London for Bombay, India aboard the Kalyan, intended future residence India. Mr. Agelasto arrived Bombay aboard the S.S. Tevere 18 Dec 1921. Mr. C. Agelasto was booked in London aboard the Kaisar-i-Hind (The Times of India, 29 Mar 1923). Mr. C.J. Agelasto sailed from Bombay aboard the S. S. Pilsna 1 Mar 1926 (The Times of India, 3 Mar 1926). Mr. C.J. Agelasto arrived Bombay aboard the S. S. Genova (The Times of India, 1 Dec 1926). Cyril Agelasto [185 Gloucester Terrace, with Augustus S and Caterina Agelasto] appears on the 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 electoral register, Paddington parliamentary division, Westminster county/borough electoral lists, Great Britain; [90 Gloucester Terrace] 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 Paddington/Westminster; [125 Gloucester Terrace] 1945, 1950. 1911 England census for Holmwood School, Hastings Road, Bexhill On Sea, Bexhill, Sussex, lists as student Cyril John Agelasto, 14, b. London. Cyril Agelasto webpage on theaerodrome.com
  Person ID	I452	Agelasto
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John Augustus (Augustus) Agelasto,   b. 31 Dec 1854, 171 Falkner Terrace, Liverpool, Lancashire, England UK d. 30 May 1905, Swanage, Dorset, England UK (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Helen (Thomas) Mulqueen,   b. 07 Feb 1865, London, England UK d. 22 Sep 1922, Brighton, Sussex, England UK (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1891	Marylebone, London, England UK
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 09 Mar 1897 - London, England UK Christening - 15 May 1897 - St Mary, Bryanston Square, London, England UK Death - 10 Aug 1951 - London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		London homes Cyril John Agelasto lived at 125 Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater, London, England in 1950. The building appears to have been a residential hotel (photographed in 2008).
  		24 Manchester Street, London, England photo 2009; John A Agelasto and family lived at this Marylebone address in 1895.
  		24 Manchester Street, London, England detail
  		33-42 Harvard Court, London, England photo 2009; Harvard Court is a residence on Honeybourne Road, Kilburn NW. Cyril J. Agelasto used the address 41 Harvard Court in 1917 (as did Aspasia John Agelasto).
  		33-42 Harvard Court, London, England detail
  		33-42 Harvard Court, London, England
  		Alexandra Rd, Twickenham, London, England photo 2009; John & Helen Agelasto lived at 28 Alexandra Rd, Twickenham with their two children in 1901.
  		Gu, Cyril and John Agelasto photo c1925, courtesy Carolyn Hughes Agelasto, who says the brothers admired Cyril, a war hero. This is the only photo we have of Cyril John Agelasto.
  		Cyril Agelasto detail - photo courtesy Carolyn Hughes Agelasto

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 Inns of Court OTC, REC RAE - Cyril Agelasto
  		Cyril Agelasto 1897 baptism
  		Cyril John Agelasto 1951 probate
  		Ralli Bros India company label

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S124] 1911 England Census. [S129] 1901 England Census. [S94] UK National Archives. AIR 76/8; WO 372/1