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Record #23331

Name :: : George Walter STEERS (1896 - 1917)
aka : Private Steers
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 8 May 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 26 Oct 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Portsea Island

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 27 Jun 1913
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Victorian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Waifs & Strays

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Walter Steers. Two numbers are recorded on various records, probably originally due to a typo. Service Number 149005 and 749005.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George Walter Steers
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1897
Registration District: Portsea Island
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 490

1901 English Census records place George Steers, 3 year old born about 1898 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in the household of Edith A Steers. Also in residece was Edith (2), and Evelyn Raff (16) and listed as a cousin, and Carry Bake (14) listed as a domestic nurse. Edith is listed as married and has no noted occupation.

1911 English Census records for George Steers, 13 years of age born about 1898 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He is in the household of his parents, Edith Steers and Frederick Steers in Hill Top Cottages, Southwick Huts, Portsdown Hill, Southwick, Fareham, Hants, Hampshire, England. Edith (12) is also in residence.

Edith E. Steers, George's sister, seems to remain in England and marry Charles E Godwin in spring of 1936 in Portsmouth, Southampton.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: STEERS
Given Name: George
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-06-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-06-27
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: Party of 33 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4799
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 8 Apr 1916 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. George Walter Steers was born in Portsmouth, England on 8 May 1896. He was a farmer from Sherbrooke, Quebec. His Next of Kin was listed as his Mother, Edith Steers of Hill Top Cottages, Fort Southwick near Portchester, Hampshire. 5'7 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Register states he was Killed in Action. His name is on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. George's name is also listed on the Sherbrooke Monument in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial confirms he was the son of Frederick Walter and Edith Alice Steers, of 4A Quarters, Fort Southwick, Fareham, Hants., England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12030266

ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-16 22:15:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-16 22:19:26 /

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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 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3055	ABBOTT, Douglas Groves	1910	ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney	Apr 1924 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
3150	ACRES, Ada	1864	ENG, HAM, Winchester	Jun 1874 : Sarmatian	CAN	Maria Rye
7448	ADAMS, Ernest Alfred	1889	ENG, HAM, Southampton	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
9986	ADDERLEY, Edward George	1890	ENG, HAM, Southampton	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
17765	ADLAM, Edwin Walter	1899	ENG, HAM, Fareham	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17766	ADLAM, Thomas Albert	1901	ENG, HAM, Fareham	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6798	AINSLIE, Daisy Ann	1890	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
5146	ALDWORTH, Cecil John	1915	ENG, HAM, Christchurch	Oct 1928 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
5145	ALDWORTH, Sidney Francis	1912	ENG, HAM, Christchurch	Oct 1928 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
9776	ALLEN, Bertha Ethel	1886	ENG, HAM, Winchester	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
15306	ALLEN, Bessie May	1888	ENG, HAM, Winchester	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
4093	AMES, Mildred Doris	1903	ENG, HAM, Alverstoke	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
10896	ANNALL, Frederick William	1901	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Mar 1915 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
25954	ARMSTRONG, Benjamin John Emmerson	1918	ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney	Nov 1929 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes	splmum , Pinjarra1929
27393	ASHWORTH, Gordon Herbert Charles	1943	ENG, HAM, Alton	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27392	ASHWORTH, Maurice Benedict	1941	ENG, HAM, Aldershot	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
17310	AYLWIN, Arthur Edmund	1893	ENG, HAM, Portsea	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17059	AYLWIN, Bertie	1898	ENG, HAM, Portsea	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17311	AYLWIN, Ernest Edward	1896	ENG, HAM, Portsea	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10932	BAKER, George Edward Windsor	1937	ENG, HAM, Southampton	May 1948 : Empire Brent (formerly Letitia II)	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
17978	BANKS, Edmund Charles	1895	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Jul 1907 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
17323	BANKS, Harry Albert	1893	ENG, HAM, Portsea	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
17980	BANKS, Mabel	1890	ENG, HAM, Alverstoke	Oct 1903 : Dominion		Barnardos
3442	BASHFORD, Albert Edward	1886	ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight	Jun 1891 : Vancouver	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
3441	BASHFORD, Charlotte	1881	ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight	Jun 1891 : Vancouver	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
8855	BIDDLECOMBE, Annie	1886	ENG, HAM, Dibden	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10070	BLACKMAN, Phillip	1882	ENG, HAM, Gosport	Apr 1892 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
7165	BLANDFORD, Elizabeth	1856	ENG, HAM, Southampton	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7042	BLANDFORD, Frances Amelia	1859	ENG, HAM, Southampton	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
16647	BLANDFORD, Kate Jane	1861	ENG, HAM, Southampton	Aug 1872 : Sarmatian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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