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Record #23240
Name :
: Alfred Joseph TRACEY (1897 - 1917)
  aka : Tracy, Private Tracey


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Aug 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 14 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Mitcham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Mar 1907
Country
: United States of America

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Alfred Joseph Tracey (Also spelled Tracy).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: TRACY
Given Name: Alfred James
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-02-21
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1907-03-05
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4716, T-501 and T-525
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG76 B 1 a
Microfilm: T-514
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records state Alfred Joseph Tracey was born in 1897 in England, that he arrived in 1907, and that he was a Domestic in the household of Rose and Hugh Charles Reed in Middlesex North, Ontario.

Attestation papers were signed 7 Feb 1916 in Parkhill, Ontario. Alfred Joseph Tracey was born 16 Aug 1897 in Mitcham, Surrey, England. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. Mary Martin. He was a Farmer by trade in Parkhill, Ontario. 5'7 1/2" in height, with grey eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states Alfred was previously reported missing, and for official purposes was presumed dead on or by 14 Aug 1917, two days before his 20th birthday. Alfred's final resting place is unknown, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56684541 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-22 12:51:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-22 12:52:12 /

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19366 AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly1896ENG, SRY, Chertsey Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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13311 ANSELL, George Edward Cecil ENG, SRY, Lambeth Aug 1927 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
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10900 ASHLEY, Bernard Cecil1896ENG, SRY, Richmond Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4566 ATKINS, Ena Mary1906ENG, SRY, Croydon Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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3968 BAKER, Edith Jemima1887ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
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17167 BARNARD, Reginald1885ENG, SRY, Lambeth May 1899 : Gallia CAN Young Colonists Aid  
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9249 BEARE, Joseph George1893ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
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