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Record #23467
Name :
: George Valentine PETERSON (1893 - 1916)
  aka : Private Peterson


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Feb 1893

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 19 Nov 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Wisbech
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jun 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Valentine Peterson.

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: George Valentine Peterson
Age: 7
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1893
School: Ratcliff Broad Street School
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Admission Date: 2 Jul 1900
Parent: George Peterson
Notes: Nicholas Gibson School (0151) opened 1885 as Broad Street School. Renamed in 1951
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV05/NIG/AD/001
Additional Information: Address: 41 Cosh's, Moved to Poplar.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PETERSON
Given Name: George
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-05-24
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-06-03
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-487
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place George Peterson as a Servant in the household of Annie and John Bordan in Howard, Kent, Ontario. George was born Jun of 1892 and immigrated from England in 1906 (Hard to make out, might say 1905).

Attestation papers wers signed 12 Oct 1915 in Ridgetown, Ontario. George Valentine Peterson was born 14 Feb 1895 in Wisbech, Cambridge, England. His Next of Kin was rewritten, making the page difficult to read, his sister Miss. M. Greystone of Elderly Road, and then Miss. May Peterson c/o Mrs. Anderson: Greystone Cottage, Alderly Road, Haylake, Cheshire, England is clear. He had previous Military experience with the House Guard of the 24th Kent Regiment. 5'3" in height with brown eyes and black hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in the trenches north east of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin is Miss Mary Peterson, c/o Mrs. Anderson of Greystone Cottage, Alderly Road, Hayback, Cheshire, England. He was buried in Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: II. D. 20.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56390032 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-06 12:16:11 / From original database


Last Updated : 2014-01-06 12:17:49 /

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3004 AARON, Alfred Robert1899ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3003 AARON, John Richard1895ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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