Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameTheodore Alexander Maurice ‘Rusty’ (Alexander) Ionides, 9C3R
Birth22 Apr 1900, Burry Port, Wales
Death11 Jun 1944, Normandy, France
Burial1944, Commonwealth War Grave (VC8), Bayeux, France
Note 11918-20 Royal Navy. 1942 Lieutenant RNVR (Mine disposal). Naval intelligence officer. Killed in action. His portrait was painted by Halhead.
Note 2According to his daughter Anthea, he was killed instantaneously somewhere behind Omaha beach by a German aircraft while laying out his bed-roll when on a mission (with others who survived) to destroy German positions near Cherbourg.
Note 3He features prominently in a BBC TV account broadcast on 6/7-03-2013 of the wartime career of Ian Fleming in whose secret commando unit (30AU) he served and died.
Flags***, Avierino, Calvocoressi, Ionides, Petrocochino, Scanavi, Sevastopoulos
FatherAlexander George (Luke) Ionides (1870-1945)
MotherAlice Wynne (Maurice) Phillips (1876-1972)
Marriage17 Apr 1934, London, England
SpouseAnne Joyce (Philip) Cooke
Birth10 Jun 1903, London, England
Death11 Aug 1984, London, England
Residenceabt 1950, 60 North Hill, Highgate, London, England
OccupationArchitect. ARIBA.
FatherPhilip Henry Cooke (?-?)
MotherFrances Simpson (?-?)
Other spousesConmar Robinson
Children
1 FAnthea Wynne (Theodore) Ionides °, 10C2R
Birth13 Feb 1935, London, England
SpouseIan Ross (Charles) Weekley (1932-2005)
Marriage10 Aug 1957, London, England
Divorce1970
ChildrenJoanna Frances Ionides (Ian) (1958-)
Cressida Jane Ionides (Ian) (1960-)
Alexander Charles Ionides (Ian) (1962-)
SpouseJohn (Allan) Goldsmith ° (1947-)
Marriage11 Nov 1978, London, England
ChildrenTheodore John Ionides ‘Theo’ (John) (1982-2005)
2 FPenelope Anne (Theodore) Ionides °, 10C2R
Birth17 May 1936, London, England
SpouseCharles (John) Rowlatt (1933-)
Marriage12 May 1961, London, England
ChildrenAmanda (Charles) (1962-)
Olivia (Charles) (1964-)
Justin (Charles) (1966-)
Cordelia (Charles) (1967-)