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Record #23208
Name :
: John William WALKER (1895 - 1917)
  aka : Private Walker


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Mar 1895

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Addel
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Aug 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private John William Walker.

1901 English Census for Mary J and George Walker of Headingley cum Burley, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England. John William Walker is 5 years of age, born about 1896 in Adel, Yorkshire, England. Siblings Mary E (9), James A (8), Amy (7), George E (4) and Emma (2), as well as George Sr.'s mother Elizabeth, an Uncle Thomas Holmes, and a Cousin Walter Whittaker are all in residence.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: WALKER
Given Name: John William
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-07-30
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-08-08
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario
Comments: 118 boys to Toronto and 101 girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4759
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Possible 1911 Canadian Census for John Walker born Mar 1898, son of Annie and Norman Stewart in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario.

Attestation papers signed 10 Mar 1915 in Guelph, Ontario. John William Walker born 12 Mar 1895 in Addel, Yorkshire, England (Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England). Next of Kin was his Uncle, Alfred Hilton of Steeden, Yorkshire, England (Steeton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England). Occupation listed as a Farmer. 5'3" in height, with blue eyes and brown hair, a small scar on his right wrist and a scar on his right forefinger.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he died of injuries at No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Arques, Nord Pas de Calais, France. He was buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, Saint Omer, Nord Pas de Calais, France.Plot: IV. E. 72.
Next of Kin was Miss my Walker of Port Elgin, Ontario.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56603585 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-15 13:58:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-15 13:59:16 /

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3089 ABRAHAMS, Milly Esther1889ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
5397 ADAMSON, Doris1907ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
6852 AGGAS, Clara1891ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
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3462 ALLINSON, Lancelot1892ENG, YKS, Harwood Dale Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos suffolkmawther  
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23426 ARUNDEL, Elsie Mary1895ENG, YKS, Doncaster Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Mrs. Mooney\'s  
5754 ASHBURNE, Alfred1892ENG, YKS, Dewsbury May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
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4733 BARRACLOUGH, Dorothy D.1918ENG, YKS, Leeds 1932 : - Unknown - AUS Barnardos  
4732 BARRACLOUGH, George Edward1920ENG, YKS, Scarborough Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
4103 BARRETT, Maud1888ENG, YKS, Skipton Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
12080 BATTERS, Thomas Edward1917ENG, YKS, Halifax May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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