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Record #23739
Name :
: Christopher Samuel Herbert NADIN (1898 - 1916)
  aka : Private Nadin, Naden


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Sep 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Jun 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Church of England Waifs & Strays

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Christopher Samuel Herbert Nadin.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Christopher Samuel H Nadin
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1898
Registration District: Haverfordwest
Inferred County: Pembrokeshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 1260

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: NADIN
Given Name: Christopher
Age: 14
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1912
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1912-06-07
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1912-06-14
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: 24 boys
Notes: The child's surname was illegible or difficult to decipher
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4787
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 29 Apr 1915 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Christohpher Nadin, signed as 'C. Nadin' was born 12 Apr 1898 in South Wales. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Mary Prouse of 55 Ceambridge Street, Uplands, Swansea, South Wales. He had previous military experience with the 54th Regiment. 5'5" in height with dark hair and eyes. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he had previously been reported Missing, and then presumed to have died in an attack north of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Mary Prowse, his mother, of 55 Cambridge Street, Uplands, Swansea, South Wales. His body was not recovered for burial, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56681785 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-25 13:04:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-25 13:05:21 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13834 ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi 1891WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23739 NADIN, Christopher Samuel Herbert1898WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest Jun 1912 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays