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Record #5518
Name :
: Arthur George WIFFEN (1896 - 1916)
  aka : Private Wiffen


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Feb 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 Jun 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Hornsey
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Oct 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
: Connell
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Arthur Wiffen, 5, grandson, living with Samuel and Mary Wiffen in Gravesend, Kent, England.

In 1911, Arthur Wiffen, 15, domestic, for Jesse and Lillian Connell in North Gwilliamsbury, Keswick Village, York, Ontario.

Arthur George Wiffen, labourer, born 9 Feb 1896 London, England. Enlisted in Canadian Army on July 29 1915 in Toronto, Ontario. Next of kin on Jesse Connell, Keswick, Ontario, Head of Household at his previous placement.

Between 2-4 June 1916, Private A G Wiffen, 19, was killed in action with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Official date was listed 2 Jun 1916. He is remembered on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Find A Grave Memorial# 20733800 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-11 16:00:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-10 08:01:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5256 GODFREY, Claud H1916ENG,    , Hornsey Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
3383 WAGNER, Alma Maud1897ENG, MDX, Hornsey Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
5518 WIFFEN, Arthur George1896ENG, LND, Hornsey Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos