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Record #23488

Name :: : George Frederick PARRELL (1893 - 1916)
aka : Private Parrell
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 2 Oct 1893
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 25 Oct 1916 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Bristol

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 28 Mar 1903
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Canada
Placement Family: : Calling

Homes / Agencys

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

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Frederick Parrell. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PARRELL
Given Name: George
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-03-20
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1903-03-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also Film C-4715
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-496
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records places George Parell as a Domestic in the household of Esther and William Calling in Wyecomb Village, Norfolk, Ontario. He is listed as 18 years of age, born Oct 1892, and having immigrated in 1903. British Home Child Thomas Fenton was also in residence.

Attestation papers were signed 14 Jan 1916 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. George Frederick Parrell was born 2 Oct 1893 in Bristol, England. He was a farmer by trade in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His Next of Kin is crossed out, but read Mrs. O. R. Stacey, 171 1/2 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario. Her relation was noted as 'Sister'. Another note along the side of the page reads 'Miss Clara C Day, London, Ontario'. 5' 4 1/2" in height with grey eyes and light, fair hair. His relgion was listed as Baptist.

Ontario 1901 Census records state that Owen Rutherford Stacey lived as a Merchant in Durham, Ontario. On 1 Jan 1901 in Manvers, Ontario Owen married Mary Brown who was born from the same location. It is unclear how Mary Brown and George Parrell could be related. Owen Rutherford Stacey died in 1907 in Victoria, Ontario.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty states that he was Killed in Action when hit by an enemy shell in the trenches north of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His body was not recovered for burial, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Next of Kin is listed as Miss Hilda Allen Bishop of 282 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, Ontario but was returned undelivered.

A Newspaper clipping from the Toronto Star on 11 Nov 1919 states that Pte. G. F. Parrell was killed in action, having the highest price for loyalty to an ideal. He had enlisted with one of the third continguent battalions over a year previous, and had been at the front for some months. His address upon enlistment was 171 1/2 Shaw Street.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682208

ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-09 14:26:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-09 14:27:07 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3137	ACLAND, Louisa	1858	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Nov 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
7076	ACLAND, Walter Frederick	1859	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17797	BALSOM, Ivy Lavinia	1894	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
13302	BARTLETT, Victor	1896	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
5818	BEDFORD, Stuart	1899	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Feb 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
13325	BEER, Horace G	1900	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
13495	BOOLE, Charles Edward	1879	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jun 1891 : Parisian	CAN	Middlemore
13494	BOOLE, Frank	1882	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jun 1891 : Parisian	CAN	Middlemore
5051	BOURNE, William	1916	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
2870	BOYCE, Albert	1898	ENG, GLS, Bristol	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
8644	BREAKWELL, Arthur	1908	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
22574	BREWER, Charles B	1894	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
2734	BROWN, Daniel Flower	1870	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Apr 1885 : Sardinian	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
14300	BURNETT, Frederick C	1888	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
8425	BUTTON, Bernard	1890	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
14790	BUXTON, Arthur Reginald	1909	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
13451	CARLOSS, Alfred	1870	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1883 : Bristol	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
7697	CARTLIDGE, Emily E	1900	ENG, GLS, Bristol	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
7698	CARTLIDGE, Florence	1895	ENG, GLS, Bristol	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10704	CASELEY, Gordon	1885	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Aug 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
10705	CASELEY, Herbert	1884	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Aug 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
8319	CLARIDGE, Adelene	1896	ENG, GLS, Bristol	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
9023	CLEMENTS, Charlotte	1895	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3292	CORNOCK, Herbert	1890	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
3293	CORNOCK, William Henry	1887	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
9946	CREECH, Stanley	1899	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jun 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
16277	CURLEY, Frank	1892	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jun 1904 : Lake erie	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
6659	DACOSTA, Archie	1899	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
14671	FLOWER, William Charles	1868	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1883 : Bristol	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
5586	GAGE, Charlotte	1899	ENG, GLS, Bristol	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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