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Record #16782
Name :
: Robert RUSSELL (1896 - 1918)
  aka : Corporal Russell


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 20 Aug 1896

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 20 Jun 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Antrim, Belfast
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Mercatel
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Aug 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Corporal Robert Russell.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RUSSELL
Given Name: Robert
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-07-30
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-08-08
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario
Comments: 118 boys to Toronto and 101 girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4759
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 25 Oct 1914 in Kingston, Ontario. Robert Russell was born in Belfast, Ireland on 20 Aug 1896. His Next of Kin was Elizabeth Russell of Belfast, Ireland. His occupation was farm work. He had previous military experience with the T.W.O.R for 4 months. 5' 6 1/2" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, he had one vaccination mark on his right arm and pimples over his upper chest. His religion was listed as Wesleyan.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His Next of Kin was Mrs James Chambers of Richmond Lodge, Knocknagoney, Strandtown, Belfast, Ireland but the letters returned undelivered, a secondary address was listed as Miss Sadie Russell c/o L. A. Humphries, Barrister, Campbellford, Ontario, Canada. Circumstances of Casualty places his death in the trenches south east of Mercatel, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56407686 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-21 18:29:50 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-06 12:50:22 /

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2883 DUNSEITH, James1889IRL, ANT, Belfast Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
8280 FLANAGAN, John1914IRL, ANT, Belfast Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
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4483 MCCARTNEY, David 1914IRL, ANT, Belfast Oct 1929 : Athenia CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
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