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Record #16627
Name :
: John Ernest SCOTT (1897 - 1917)
  aka : Private Scott


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Sep 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 18 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Eastbourne
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Loos in Lille
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Mar 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
: Lorenzo Davidson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private John Ernest Scott.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SCOTT
Given Name: John Ernest
Age: 11
Taken into Care by: Eastbourne
Sending Agency: Dr Barnardo
Year of Arrival: 1911
Notes: On Active Service.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C 4 a, British Children Emigrated to Canada by Authority of Boards of Guardians
Page: 338
Microfilm: T-537
Type of Record: Boards of Guardians

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Name: John E Scott
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Date of Arrival: 9 Mar 1911
Vessel: Sicilian
Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Roll: T-4738

1911 Census of Canada about John Scott
Name: John Scott
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 11
Birth Date: Sep 1900
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Home Child
Immigration Year: 1911
Tribal: English
Province: Ontario
District: Victoria
District Number: 129
Sub-District: Mariposa Township, Little Britain Village
Sub-District Number: 30
Place of Habitation: Whf 21 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Lorenzo Davidson 45
Elizebeth Davidson 44
Harry Louch 16
John Scott 11

Attestation papers were signed 8 Jan 1916 in Lindsay, Ontario. John Ernest Scott was born 24 Sep 1897 in Sussex, England. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. Louisa Scott of 88 Winter Road, Sussex, England. His occupation was listed as Farmer in Little Britian. 5' 5 1/2" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, he had a scar on the back of his right leg. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. Circumstances of Casualty states that he died in the trenches at Loos, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His body was unrecovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683368 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-30 19:29:46 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-28 10:26:10 /

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3057 ABBOTT, Harold Lancelot1895ENG, SSX, Steyning Jul 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
21088 ADAMS, Percy Robert1884ENG, SSX, Hastings Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8059 ADAMS, Sophia Elizabeth1847ENG, SSX, Hurstpierpoint Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
16636 ALABASTER, George William1877ENG, SSX, Chichester May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9623 ALDRICH, Francis Vincent1900ENG, SSX, Brighton May 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
10218 ALEXANDER, Edward Bubbings1901ENG, SSX, Rye May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10417 ALEXANDER, Kevin Ernest1909ENG, SSX, Littlehampton May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
25137 ANDREWS, Herbert George1912ENG, SSX Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19225 BACKSHALL, Charles Albert Edward1903ENG, SSX, Brighton Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16427 BANKS, Harry1915ENG, SSX, New Haven Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16392 BANKS, Hilda Pearl1909ENG, SSX, Eastbourne Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16391 BANKS, Ivy Melisa1917ENG, SSX, Eastbourne Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4077 BARBER, Walter1887ENG, SSX, Camberwell Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
8684 BARRINGER, Frank1895ENG, SSX, Lewes Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos Shanley  
11076 BATHE, Harry1889ENG, SSX, Brighton Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4317 BEATEY, James Henry1873ENG, SSX, Steyning 1888 : - Unknown - CAN Washwell House  
16688 BLUNT, Albert1882ENG, SSX, Eastborne Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
22125 BONE, Peter Knowles1913ENG, SSX, Eastbourne May 1931 : Westernland CAN National Association of Boys\' Clubs   
3481 BOUGH, Arthur1896ENG, SSX, Steyning Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27021 BREACH, Godfrey James1913ENG, SSX, Hastings Mar 1926 : Berrima AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8737 BRENTON, Charles L.1911ENG, SSX, Hailsham Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
5511 BROOKMAN, Michael John. D.1930ENG, SSX, Brighton Aug 1939 : Orama AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26272 BROWN, Horace1920ENG, SSX, Hastings Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3330 BRUNGER, Ada Zora1899ENG, SSX, Hastings Apr 1912 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3329 BRUNGER, Charles Edward1896ENG, SSX, Hastings May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4247 BUDDLE, Adelaide Jane1887ENG, SSX, Brighton Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10661 BURRAGE, Arthur1899ENG, SSX, Horsham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
4718 CARNOHAN, Percy Bell1897ENG, SSX, Brighton Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
3497 CHARMAN, George Frewin1896ENG, SSX, Horsham Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
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