Person Sheet
Person Sheet
NameFanny Marie Nathalie (Ernest) Vlasto MBE LdH FM °, G Aunt
Birth28 Nov 1884, 69 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris 8ème, France
Death13 Apr 1959, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, England
MemoCancer.
Burial1959, Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery, London, England
MemoCremated
Residencebef 1946, 21 Rue Roux de Brignoles, Marseille, France
Residenceaft 1946, 16 Sussex Gardens, Westminster, London, England
Note 1A founder of Pat Line (1940-43) for Allied escapers & evaders in Occupied France. Lost her French nationality on her marriage; reacquired 16 Apr 1916 when her husband became French in order to serve the French army.
Marr. WitnessFanny Zarifi (her grandmother) and I. M. Zarifi (John Michael Zarifi, her uncle).
FatherErnest Michel (Dimitri) Vlasto (1848-1900)
MotherHelen (Michael) Zarifi (1860-1946)
Spouses
1Dr Georges (Constantine) Rodocanachi MBE LdH FM, 5C3R
Birth27 Feb 1876, Sefton House, Sefton Park, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England
MemoSteve Williams in 2019 believed the house was in fact 50 Ullet Road, Sefton Park, Liverpool (later know as Sefton Court Mansions. 27 Feb 1876, according to Buchenwald Register; birth was registered in Lancashire spring 1876. Argenti says 27 Feb 1875.
Death11 Feb 1944, Buchenvald Concentration Camp, Germany
MemoTortured and left to die of pneumonia.
Baptism5 Apr 1876, Greek Church of St Nicholas, Liverpool, England
Residencebef 1944, 21 Rue Roux de Brignoles, Marseille, France
MemoIts original number, 25, was still visible on the facade in the 1980s.
Residence1916, 25 Rue de l’Arsenal, Marseille, France
OccupationPhysician. Paediatrician.
God-parentsAmbrose Sechiari [his grandfather].
OriginChios. Liverpool.
Note 1(Sakoleva) A founder of Pat Line escape network (1940-43) for Allied escapers & evaders in Occupied France. British Consul in Marseilles. Born British but took French nationality in order to serve in the French army on the Somme in 1916.
FatherConstantine Theodore (Theodore) Rodocanachi (1837-1900)
MotherArghyro ‘Argentine’ (Ambrose) Sechiari (1850-1919)
Marriage22 Jun 1907, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, Westminster, London, England
Married MemoChurch records say 9 Jun 1907. Argenti says 22 Jun 1907, London. Paddington Registrar’s office says 20 Jun 1907.
ChildrenConstantine 'Kostia' (Georges) (1908-1981)