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Record #23470
Name :
: William PERRIN (1887 - 1916)
  aka : Private Perrin


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Jul 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Jul 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Ypres
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Cairns
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Perrin.

Birmingham, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: William Perrin
Baptism Date: 3 Aug 1887
Baptism Place: Bordesley, Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England
Father: Thomas Perrin
Mother: Sarah Perrin
Reference Number: DRO 15
Archive Roll: 589

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PERRIN
Given Name: William
Age: 16
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-07-15
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1903-07-24
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario, Winnipeg and Russell, Manitoba
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-481
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place William Perrin as a labourer from Ontario, born in Jul 1887. He is resident in the household of Elizabeth and William Cairns in South Perth, Ontario.

1914 travel documents list William Perrin, 27 years of age, a farm labouer who was from Woblan Ontario, the son of Thomas Perrin of Birmingham England, Grandson of Joseph Nelson, headed to Boston.
Additionally William appears to be traveling with a relation, possibly an Uncle and Cousin, as Albert Steppel, and Roy Edward Steppel, listed above and below him are from Hamilton, Ontario headed to Tarrytown, New York have listed that Albert is the son of Joseph Nelson.

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Name: William Perrin
Arrival Date: Dec 1914
Port of Arrival: Buffalo, New York, USA
Residence Country: Canada
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1887
Birth Country: England
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 14

There are two sets of attestation papers for this soldier.
The first attestation papers were signed 16 Mar 1915 in London, Ontario. William Perrin was born 15 Jul 1887 in Birmingham England. His Next of Kin was his Father, Thomas Perrin of Birmingham, England. 5' 10" in height, with greyish brown eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

A second set of attestation papers were signed 13 May 1915 in Guelph, Ontario. William Perrin was born 15 Jul 1887 in Birmingham, England. His Next of Kin was his Father, Thomas Perrin of 122 Garrison Street, Smallheath, Birmingham. 5' 8 1/2" in height with hazel eyes and dark brown hair, he had 3 blue spots on his left forearm and a scars on 3, 4, and 5 fingers near the tips. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he had previously been reported Missing, and for official purposes presumed to have died on or since 9 Jul 1916. He was last seen in the trenches at Mount Sorrel, east of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. A second Next of Kin was listed as Miss Jeannie D. Cairns of Dublin, Ontario was listed. His body was not recovered for burial. His name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12045824 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-07 11:13:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-07 11:14:03 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4668 PERRETT, Alfred Edward1890ENG,     Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4669 PERRETT, Edgar Frank1892ENG, SOM, Bath Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4670 PERRETT, Violet Daisy1895ENG, WIL, Melksham Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
15128 PERRIMAN, Emily1884ENG,     Nov 1894 : Laurentian CAN Barnardos  
22227 PERRIMENT, William1875ENG,     Mar 1893 : Vancouver CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19002 PERRIN, Annie Louisa1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14366 PERRIN, Eleanor1883ENG,     Aug 1898 : Laurentian CAN Southwark Catholic Emigration Society  
12764 PERRIN, Frederick1899ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2861 PERRIN, Lydia Harriott1897ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23470 PERRIN, William1887ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23469 PERRING, Charles1895ENG, LDN, London Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16468 PERRING, Wilfred1909ENG, DEV, Plymouth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8383 PERRING, William Ernest Thomas1906ENG,    , Uckfield Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
26279 PERRINS, Kenneth1920 Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5894 PERRINS, Leslie1905ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12276 PERRINS, Peter1926ENG, HAM, Westhampnett May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11273 PERRIS, Henry /Harry1891ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4842 PERROTT, John Theodore 1914ENG,     Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
2892 PERRY, Alfred1904ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2981 PERRY, Charles1871ENG,     Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3850 PERRY, Edward1900ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
16696 PERRY, Elizabeth ENG,     Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
19849 PERRY, Ernest1895ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19854 PERRY, Frederick1894ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20341 PERRY, Frederick H1874 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
18035 PERRY, George1889ENG,     Apr 1901 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
26632 PERRY, Gwendoline Mary1923ENG, DEV, Exeter Jan 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19948 PERRY, Hy1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
14228 PERRY, Mary1892ENG,     May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
15454 PERRY, Samuel1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18056 PERRY, Theodore1899ENG,     Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
18057 PERRY, Thomas1899ENG,     Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3851 PERRY, William F. B.1899ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7567 PERSSE, Patrick1852ENG,     Nov 1869 : Hibernian CAN Maria Rye  
2657 PERTILL, Mary1904ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
17992 PESANT, Wilfred 1894ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
18060 PESKETT, Charles Robert1901ENG,     Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
18059 PESKETT, Edward Stanley1897ENG, LDN, London Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17033 PESKETT, Frederick Louis 1867ENG,     May 1876 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17034 PESKETT, Mnnie Victoria 1871ENG,     Jul 1876 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18058 PESKETT, William John1896ENG, LDN, London Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7212 PETCH, Ethel M1899ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21362 PETCHEY, Lily1903ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
9476 PETERS, Arthur Robert1911ENG,     Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos regpetersgson  
9726 PETERS, Charles1887ENG,    , London Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21194 PETERS, Edward Thomas1917ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22056 PETERS, F. C.1880ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
10405 PETERS, Florence1897ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15122 PETERS, George1901ENG,     Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
19808 PETERS, Herbert1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
25973 PETERS, Sidney Frederick1919 Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16690 PETERS, William ENG,     Nov 1894 : Laurentian CAN Barnardos  
4363 PETERS, William John1897ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
11230 PETERSON, Frederick1889ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23467 PETERSON, George Valentine1893ENG, NFK, Wisbech Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20090 PETERSON, Thomas1874ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
21453 PETHER, Henry1894 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
21452 PETHER, William1896 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
25694 PETHERAM, Ida Gladys1911ENG, LND, Islington Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9183 PETLEY, Richard1873ENG,     Jun 1889 : Vancouver CAN Barnardos  
10563 PETRIE, Alice1912ENG,    , Pimlico Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12204 PETRIE, William1914ENG, DUR, Gateshead Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11366 PETT, Annie1889ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
5952 PETTACREW, Alexander1895ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11003 PETTIFER, Albert1909ENG,    , Rugby May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
11012 PETTIFER, Bernard 1912ENG,    , Southam May 1923 : Scythia CAN Middlemore  
11015 PETTIFER, Elizabeth 1879ENG,     Jun 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
9134 PETTITT, Albert1893ENG, LDN, London Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13550 PETTITT, Frederick1878ENG,     Apr 1890 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
23466 PETTY, Sidney Arthur1898ENG, HAM, Southampton Jun 1913 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
18179 PEYTHER, Cornelius1873ENG,     Jun 1888 : Sarmatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
22064 PEZET, P.1880ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
22063 PEZET, W.1882ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
18929 PFAN, Dorothy1895ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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