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Record #16851
Name :
: Cecil Fruin SIMPSON (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Private Fruin


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Oct 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 11 Apr 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 20 Jul 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Kensington

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Cecil Fruin Simpson.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SIMPSON
Given Name: Cecil F
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Kensington
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-07-11
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1907-07-20
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4716 and T-527
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-491
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Cecil Simpson as a 13 year old single male Domestic in the household of George Broom. He was born Oct 1897 in England, and immigrated in 1908.

Attestation papers were signed 7 Jan 1915 in Niagara, Ontario. Cecil Frederick Simpson was born 9 Oct 1893 (he was actually born in 1897) in Norfolk, England. His occupation was listed as Farmer. His Next of Kin was listed as John Broom of Norval, Ontario. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, he had a scar above his mouth on the right corner. His religion was stated as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states Cecil was Killed in Action. His Next of Kin was still listed as Mrs. L (Laura) Fruin of 111 Church Street, Brighton, Sussex, his Foster Mother. He was buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. C. 9.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56436757 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-24 12:53:38 / From original database


Last Updated : 2013-11-26 12:57:22 /

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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3019 ABBOTT, Alfred1869ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23669 ABBOTT, Alice1877ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8354 ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper1885ENG, LND, Homerton Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3038 ABBOTT, Herman Henry1882ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
10624 ABBOTT, John1913ENG,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5046 ABBS, Bertie Cecil John1914ENG, LND, St. Pancras Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3061 ABDALE, John George1873ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Mar 1891 : Norwegian CAN Barnardos  
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3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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