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Record #23466
Name :
: Sidney Arthur PETTY (1898 - 1918)
  aka : Sydney, Private Petty


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Southampton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Amiens
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

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

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Sidney Arthur Petty.

Jan-Mar quarter Marriage records state that Emily Rogers and Arthur George Petty were wed in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Sydney Arthur Petty
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1898
Registration District: Southampton
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 16

1901 English Census records for the family of Emily and Arthur Petty place them in All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England. In residence are their children Lily (5), Eliza (4), Sydney (2), as well as niece Rosa Ashard (10), and boarder Charles Webster (65). Arthur Petty worked as a Brewer.

Emily Petty died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1904 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Arthur George Petty died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1905 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

1911 English Census records place Sidney Petty as an Inmate at St Marys Home, Runwell, Wickford, Essex. He is listed as 12 years of age, born about 1899 in Southampton, Hampshire.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PETTY
Given Name: Sydney
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-06-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-06-27
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: Party of 33 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4799
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 21 Nov 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario. Sidney Arthur Petty was born 21 Jun 1898 in Southampton, England. He was a Farmerat R.M.D. #2 Kinbourne, Ontario by occupation. His Next of Kin was Lillian Petty, of 3 Alfred Street, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. 5' 2 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action, hit in an explosion when enemy shell fire hit an ammunition dump (storage) near Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France. He was buried in Longueau British Cemetery, Longueau, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: II. D. 4.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56206490 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-06 11:39:38 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-06 11:40:00 /

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7448 ADAMS, Ernest Alfred1889ENG, HAM, Southampton Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
9986 ADDERLEY, Edward George1890ENG, HAM, Southampton Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10932 BAKER, George Edward Windsor1937ENG, HAM, Southampton May 1948 : Empire Brent (formerly Letitia II) AUS Fairbridge Homes  
7165 BLANDFORD, Elizabeth1856ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7042 BLANDFORD, Frances Amelia1859ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16647 BLANDFORD, Kate Jane1861ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16646 BLANDFORD, Mria 1865ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
15301 BOLWELL, Eva1868ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1884 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
11006 BOUNDEY, Reginald Emmanuel1910ENG,    , Southampton Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11007 BOUNDEY, Stephen James1912ENG,    , Southampton Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4721 BROCKLEBANK, Jane May1899ENG, HAM, Southampton Apr 1912 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
12663 BROWN, Harry 1895ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12502 BROWNING, Amy1894ENG,    , Southampton Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12503 BROWNING, Maud1895ENG,    , Southampton Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5053 BUCKLEY, James 1915ENG,    , Southampton Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
2987 CHANNON, Fanny1898ENG, HAM, Southampton Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
2986 CHANNON, Rose1896ENG, HAM, Southampton May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
9328 COX, Gladys1898ENG,    , Southampton Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8556 CRUTCHER, Clara1877ENG,    , Southampton Apr 1894 : Labrador CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
15193 GOVER, Emily Alice1867ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1884 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
8921 HARVEY, Charles Henry1897ENG, HAM, Southampton Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12680 HENDRY, Thomas1881ENG,    , Southampton Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
2985 HERITAGE, Hilda1892ENG, HAM, Southampton May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
3963 JOHNSON, Felix Peter1909ENG, HAM, Southampton Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
15083 KENNETT, George W1871ENG, HAM, Southampton Sep 1884 : Circassian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
15081 KENNETT, John Dennis1872ENG, HAM, Southampton Sep 1884 : Circassian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
16713 MINTRAM, Charles Thomas1893ENG, HAM, Southampton Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9927 OCKLEFORD, Ernest1889ENG,    , Southampton 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
9932 OCKLEFORD, Rose1888ENG,    , Southampton 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
5622 PENNY, Daisy May1896ENG,    , Southampton Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23466 PETTY, Sidney Arthur1898ENG, HAM, Southampton Jun 1913 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
3825 SAVAGE, Lilian Kate1900ENG, HAM, Southampton Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
11033 SEED, Walter1880ENG, HAM, Southampton May 1891 : Mongolian CAN Louisa Birt  
8943 STICKLAND, Kathleen 1915ENG,    , Southampton Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
16236 WEBB, Daisy Hilda1894ENG, HAM, Southampton Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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