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Record #9517
Name :
: George William SEVERN (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Severn


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 12 Jun 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Derbyshire, Derby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Sep 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George William Severn. Listed on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in the Great War. No attestation paper is available.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George William Severn
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1898
Registration District: Derby
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 563

1901 English Census records for Sarah J and Albert E Severn place them in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In residence are their children Albert H (12), Lillian M (11), Alice M (5), Robert G (4), George W (3), and Charles E (2), all children born of the same location. Albert's occupation was listed as a Shop Check Changer for a Cook Store.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SEVERN
Given Name: Geroge William
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-09-12
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1907-09-22
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4716 and T-528
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-492
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that George was previously reported dangerously wounded, and then having died of his wounds at Number 6 Casualty Clearing Station. He was buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, Barlin, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: III. C. 13.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56514630 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-08-22 10:23:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-28 07:29:00 /

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5393 AULT, Ada May1882ENG, DBY, Derby May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
5392 AULT, Alice1884ENG, DBY, Derby May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
11010 BILL, Arthur1910ENG, DBY, Derby Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
14654 BROWNSWORD, Caroline1900ENG, DBY, Derby Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7692 CLAYDON, James Anthony1898ENG, DBY, Derby Aug 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society wetipquin , Janibou  
7691 CLAYTON, Daniel George1903ENG, DBY, Derby Aug 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society wetipquin , Janibou  
10253 DALBY, Matthew1892ENG, DBY, Derby Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13060 DICKENSON, Arthur W1909ENG, DBY, Derby Jun 1925 : Andania CAN Middlemore  
13061 DICKENSON, Thomas1913ENG, DBY, Derby Jun 1925 : Andania CAN Middlemore  
12731 FELSTEAD, Cyril1899ENG, DBY, Derby May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5327 FURNESS, Kenneth1913ENG, DBY, Derby Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
10328 GOODCHILD, Thomas Arthur1908ENG, DBY, Derby May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Middlemore  
3865 GRANT, Mabel 1874ENG, DBY, Derby May 1889 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Blaikies (Mrs.) Emigration Home  
8931 HANSON, William 1915ENG, DBY, Derby Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
8291 JONES, Albert1912ENG, DBY, Derby Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
4475 LITTLER, John Philip1911ENG, DBY, Derby Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
22208 O'CALLAGHAN, Jeremiah1886ENG, DBY, Derby Jun 1900 : Parisian  Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
2815 PICK, Edwin1868ENG, DBY, Derby Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
9517 SEVERN, George William1898ENG, DBY, Derby Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7925 WILLEMAN, Thomas B1913ENG, DBY, Derby Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Sasketchewan Government Party  
2817 WOODWARD, Henry1870ENG, DBY, Derby Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society