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Record #9517
Name :
: George William SEVERN (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Severn


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 12 Jun 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Derbyshire, Derby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Sep 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George William Severn. Listed on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in the Great War. No attestation paper is available.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George William Severn
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1898
Registration District: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 563

1901 English Census records for Sarah J and Albert E Severn place them in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In residence are their children Albert H (12), Lillian M (11), Alice M (5), Robert G (4), George W (3), and Charles E (2), all children born of the same location. Albert's occupation was listed as a Shop Check Changer for a Cook Store.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SEVERN
Given Name: Geroge William
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-09-12
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1907-09-22
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4716 and T-528
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-492
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that George was previously reported dangerously wounded, and then having died of his wounds at Number 6 Casualty Clearing Station. He was buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, Barlin, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: III. C. 13.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56514630 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-08-22 10:23:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-28 07:29:00 /

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