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Record #8587

Name :: : Henry SAWYER (1889 - 1917)
aka : Private Sawyer
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 21 Feb 1889
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 15 Apr 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Briston

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Wimereux

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 6 Oct 1900
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Tunisian
Placement Family: : Smith

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Henry Sawyer.

Possible Baptismal record for Henry Sawyer. Under the father's occupation it is listed that he was deceased at the time of the baptism. This record was listed on a master list, and individual record both stating the same information.
Surrey, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: Henry Thomas Sawyer
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1886
Baptism Date: 8 May 1889
Archive Provided Parish: Barnes, St Mary
Parish as it Appears: St Michael
Father: Henry Thomas Sawyer
Mother: Elizabeth Sawyer
Reference Number: P6/1/20

Henry Sawyer was admitted to Lambeth Union Schools on February 19, 1890. His sister, Florence, was sent into service October 5, 1896, with Mrs Furrian, 28 Sth Croxted Road, West Dulwich. His sister, Annie, was sent into service in April, 1897, at Mrs Matthews 7 Knights Hill Road, West Norwood. Their mother, Elizabeth Sawyer, lived at 29 Alexander Road, Gipsy Hill, but has not been heard of since 1891.

1891 English Census records place Henry Sawyer, 3 years of age born about 1888 in Norwood, Lambeth, London, England. His place of birth was Unknown. He was being kept at Lambeth Old School.

Henry was discharged to Dr Barnardo Homes on August 1, 1900. In 1900, Henry Sawyer, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 101 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SAWYER
Given Name: Henry
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1900
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1900-09-27
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1900-10-06
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: 101 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-479
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Placed with George Smith, farmer, Kinburn, Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario

June 25 1902
Age 15, first class home, employed at farm work, healthy, attends Presbyterian Church and Sunday School, good character, Terms-$100 on 1st April 1906 and one years schooling. Sawyer is well settled and doing splendidly. He is treated as a member of the family and they are really much attached to him. His progress and behaviour have been good. Mr Smith is a thrifty farmer and I believe will give Sawyer a good training

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Attestation papers were signed 3 Mar 1916 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Henry Sawyer claimed his date of birth as 21 Feb 1889 in Briston, Surrey, England. His occupation was listed as Labourer in Howard, Saskatchewan. His Next of Kin was Lizzie Sawyer of not known, Parkham, London, South East, England. 5'5" in height with blue eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that Henry had previously been reported dangerously ill, and then had died of wounded at Number 14 General Hospital in Wimereaux. His Nest of Kin was not known for a long time, there was mention of his sister Lizzie being send forms probably later than 1924, but no confirmation that his family was ever reached. He was buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas deCalais, France. Plot: II. G. 17.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56080436

ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-21 02:31:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-30 08:37:38 /

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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
3033	ABBOTT, Frederick	1893	ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
3106	ABSALOM, Richard	1874	ENG, SRY, Cobham	Apr 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Unknown
7354	ADDISON, Annie Louise	1879	ENG, SRY, Newington	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
7355	ADDISON, Emily Josephine	1880	ENG, SRY, Newington	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
19366	AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly	1896	ENG, SRY, Chertsey	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16539	ALDRED, Albert	1904	ENG, SRY, Balham	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
26426	ALLEN, Walter Bevis	1901	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
13065	ANDERSON, Samuel	1874	ENG, SRY, Croydon	Jul 1887 : Sardinian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
9798	ANDREWS, Alice Doris	1905	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
27648	ANDREWS, William	1902	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson's
13311	ANSELL, George Edward Cecil		ENG, SRY, Lambeth	Aug 1927 : Alaunia	CAN	Church Army
25271	ARTHUR, Frederick	1913	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Feb 1924 : Euripides	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
10900	ASHLEY, Bernard Cecil	1896	ENG, SRY, Richmond	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
4566	ATKINS, Ena Mary	1906	ENG, SRY, Croydon	Sep 1915 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3568	ATTWELL, Frederick William	1909	ENG, SRY, Old Windsor	Sep 1920 : Metagama	CAN	MacPherson Homes
25141	ATTWELL, Richard	1916	ENG, SRY	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3932	BACKHURST, Frank	1895	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9835	BAGUST, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, SRY, Peckham	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3968	BAKER, Edith Jemima	1887	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
17019	BALDWIN, William Jeffery	1876	ENG, SRY	Jun 1885 : Sarmatian	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
11941	BANKS, Bernard	1910	ENG, SRY, Bermondsey	Jun 1924 : Athenia	CAN	Salvation Army
17167	BARNARD, Reginald	1885	ENG, SRY, Lambeth	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Young Colonists Aid
17255	BARNICOAT, Ethel	1898	ENG, SRY, Battersea	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17670	BARNICOAT, Harold Frederick	1901	ENG, SRY, Battersea	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
8267	BARRETT, Frank	1915	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Apr 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
17169	BARTH, Ethel Florence	1889	ENG, SRY, Brixton	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3855	BARTH, Evelyn Winifred	1887	ENG, SRY, Brixton	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
4238	BEAGLE, George William	1868	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Apr 1885 : Circassian	CAN	Barnardos
9249	BEARE, Joseph George	1893	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
5682	BEATON, George Edward	1898	ENG, SRY, Norwood	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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