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Record #23435
Name :
: George Ramsden LONGBOTTOM (1890 - 1917)
  aka : George Ramsden, Driver Ra


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 2 Oct 1890

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 3 May 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Leeds
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Louisa Birt and the Liverpool Sheltering Home

Agency
: Liverpool Sheltering Home
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Driver George Ramsden Longbottom. George also went by the alias 'George Ramsden'.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: LONGBOTTOM
Given Name: R
Age: 12
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-05-10
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1907-05-17
Party: Liverpool Sheltering Home, Miss Birt
Destination: Knowlton, Quebec
Comments: See also C-4690
Notes: The letter m or f, indicating the child's gender, was illegible
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-489
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 11 Jun 1915 in Montreal, Quebec. George Ramsden Longbottom aka George Ramsden was born 2 Oct 1890 in Leeds, England. He was a Teamster by trade. His Next of Kin was his friend, Mrs. Esty of Eastman Junction. 5' 7 1/4" in height with brown eyes and fair hair, he had 2 vaccination marks on his left arm and a scar on his forehead. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that George died of wounds sustained in an air raid on Number 4 Company's lines. He was evacuated to Number 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station where he died. His Next of Kin was listed as being redirected to the Unit Director of Administration of 'G' Unit, B. S. C. R. Pension Section 202 Notre Dame Investment Bldg. Winnipeg, Manitoba. An address for his brother was received in 1926 for Mr. Edward Bell of 373 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was buried in
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Aubigny-en-Artois, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot 2, Row F, Grave 7.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56154548
Find A Grave Memorial# 56153967 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-17 11:39:07 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-17 11:39:52 /

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