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Record #23322
Name :
: Aneurin John REES (1885 - 1918)
  aka : Private Rees


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 Feb 1885

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 9 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Glamorgan, Aberavon

Water Street
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Aneurin John Rees.

1891 Welsh Census records show Aneurin John Rees as a 6 year old boy born about 1885 in Aberavon, Glamorgan, Wales. He is in the household of Mary Rees (40, Listed as widowed) and John Fisher (60, Also listed as widowed). Also in residence were Thomas Fisher (20), Mary Alice Rees (9), and Mary Margaret Rees (2).

Descendants confirm that Mary Rees married John Fisher in 1892 before her death in 1894.

1901 Welsh Census records place Aneurin J Rees as an inmate of an institution called Neath Union Cottage Homes in Bryncoch, Glamorgan, Wales. He is 15 years of age born about 1886, born in Aberavon, Glamorgan, Wales. Mary M Fisher, (sister to the above) was also an inmate within the same institution.

Surname: REES
Given Name: A
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

Placed with Daniel Graham, Dutton, Ont.

Attestation papers were signed 17 Dec 1917 in Victoria, British Columbia. John was born 3 Feb 1880 in Aberavon, Wales. He is a Woodsman from Eureka, Utah, USA. His Next of Kin is Annie Bryant from Part La Vert, Saskatchewan, Canada. 5'4" in height with brown eyes and black hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that John was Killed in Action. His Next of Kin was Master D J Thomas of Mevdore Terrace, Cumavon Road, Aberavon, Glam. however that information is scratched out and two addresses were added. Aneurin Rees of Lletty Need, Penydie, Neath, South Wales and Mrs. Annie Bryant, Box 18, Solsgirth, Manitoba. John was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Le Quesnel, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: I. D. 12.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56197381 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-15 12:12:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-15 18:02:06 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  28 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
15290 ASHWORTH, William John1880WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
16315 BENTALL, Lila Rosanna1874WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil  Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4182 BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis1896WAL, GLA, Abercanaid Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
16711 BLEWITT, Annie1898WAL, GLA, Ynyshir Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
12971 BROOKLYN, Edith1898WAL, GLA, Bridgend Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5443 CLARIDGE, Horace1911WAL, GLA, Pontypridd May 1922 : Orsova AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16363 COLE, Sidney John1914WAL, GLA, Swansea Jun 1929 : Ascania CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
25626 CUNDY, George William1911WAL, GLA, Swansea Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4423 DEACON, Alice1887WAL, GLA, Treharris May 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
4424 DEACON, Jane1885WAL, GLA, Pontymail Oct 1896 : Mongolian CAN Waifs & Strays  
26431 HOLT, Frederick Howard1906WAL, GLA, Cardiff Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26955 KEARLE, Albert Gordon1925WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26957 LLEWELLYN, Albert William1931WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26959 MART, Audrey Sybil1926WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4580 MORGAN, Gertrude D.1895WAL, GLA, Ystradyfodwg Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26358 O'CONNELL, Mary1919WAL, GLA, Cardiff Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26357 O'CONNELL, Patricia1921WAL, GLA, Cardiff Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23489 PARR, James Phillip1893WAL, GLA, Cardiff Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11484 PRANCE, Bert1915WAL, GLA, Cardiff Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
23322 REES, Aneurin John1885WAL, GLA, Aberavon Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26961 RICHARDSON, Cyril1925WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26962 RICHARDSON, Vera Elizabeth1930WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26440 ROGERS, Frank1904WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26963 SCOTT, Priscilla1926WAL, GLA, Cardiff Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11590 THOMAS, George Llewellyn1909WAL, GLA, Cardiff Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos Woodsblack  
12655 TUCKER, Cyril Clyde1902WAL, GLA, Bridgend Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
2980 WHISTLER, Dorothy Elizabeth1895WAL, GLA, Cardiff May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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