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Record #23467
Name :
: George Valentine PETERSON (1893 - 1916)
  aka : Private Peterson


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Feb 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 19 Nov 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Wisbech
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jun 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Valentine Peterson.

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: George Valentine Peterson
Age: 7
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1893
School: Ratcliff Broad Street School
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Admission Date: 2 Jul 1900
Parent: George Peterson
Notes: Nicholas Gibson School (0151) opened 1885 as Broad Street School. Renamed in 1951
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV05/NIG/AD/001
Additional Information: Address: 41 Cosh's, Moved to Poplar.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PETERSON
Given Name: George
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-05-24
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-06-03
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-487
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place George Peterson as a Servant in the household of Annie and John Bordan in Howard, Kent, Ontario. George was born Jun of 1892 and immigrated from England in 1906 (Hard to make out, might say 1905).

Attestation papers wers signed 12 Oct 1915 in Ridgetown, Ontario. George Valentine Peterson was born 14 Feb 1895 in Wisbech, Cambridge, England. His Next of Kin was rewritten, making the page difficult to read, his sister Miss. M. Greystone of Elderly Road, and then Miss. May Peterson c/o Mrs. Anderson: Greystone Cottage, Alderly Road, Haylake, Cheshire, England is clear. He had previous Military experience with the House Guard of the 24th Kent Regiment. 5'3" in height with brown eyes and black hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in the trenches north east of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin is Miss Mary Peterson, c/o Mrs. Anderson of Greystone Cottage, Alderly Road, Hayback, Cheshire, England. He was buried in Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: II. D. 20.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56390032 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-06 12:16:11 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-06 12:17:49 /

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