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Record #23460
Name :
: William Frederick POGSON (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Private Pogson


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 28 Feb 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 29 Sep 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London

Fulham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Apr 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Manitoba

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Fegan Homes

Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Pogson.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: William Frederick Pogson
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1897
Registration District: Fulham
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 341

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: William Pogson
Age: 3
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1897
School: Hazelbank Road School
Borough: Lewisham
Admission Date: 15 Apr 1901
Parent: Robert
Notes: Hazelbank Road School was a temporary iron building. Opened in or before 1901. Closed before 1910
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV07/HAZ/AD/001
Additional information: Address: 33 Killearn Road. No previous School attended.

1901 English Census records place the family of Sarah and Robert Pogson in Lewisham, London, England. In residence were children Laura (10), Robert (5), William (3), and Frederick (1). Robert was a Bookmaker by trade.

1911 English Census records place the family of widowed Robert Rogson at 35 Oxford Terrace, S Woodford, Essex, England. In residence were children Laura (20), Robert (15), William (12), Frederick (9) and Grace (7). Robert was listed as a Book Rejoiner, Laura worked as a Laundress and Robert a Laundry Van man.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: POGSON
Given Name: William
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Lake Manitoba
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-04-16
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-04-27
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Mr Fegan's party of 119
Notes: The child's surname was illegible or difficult to decipher
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG76 C 1 a and PRO London BT 27/794 (4)
Microfilm: T-4794
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 10 Jan 1916 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. William Pogson was born 28 Feb 1897 in Fulham, England. He worked as a farmhand in Niagara Falls, Ontario. His Next of Kin was Robert Pogson of Maybank Cottages, Maybank Road, South Woodford, London, England. He had previous Military Experience with the 44th Regiment. 5'5" in height with hazel eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Baptist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in the attack on an enemy position east of Raillensourt to west of Tillory by machine gun fire. He was buried in Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. C. 2.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56053625 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-03 14:42:30 / From original database


Last Updated : 2014-01-03 14:42:54 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3056 ABBOTT, Ernest James1897ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3104 ABRAMS, Frederick1892ENG, LND, Battersea May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
22986 ABRAMS, Frederick1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3105 ABRAMS, Reginald Edwin1896ENG, LND, Battersea Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3110 ACE, David1869ENG,     Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3138 ACKLAND, William1869ENG,     Jul 1884 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5341 ADAMS, Frank J.1914ENG, KEN, Bridge Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
9111 ADDYMAN, Edward Harold1893ENG, KEN, Plumstead May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3619 AGAR, George1900ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13148 AIMES, Harold1886ENG,     May 1896 : Scotsman CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22828 AINGER, Charles1884ENG,     Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8538 ALDEN, Thomas George1878ENG, LND, Holborn Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22771 ALDERS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22772 ALDRIDGE, Charles J1908ENG,     Apr 1924 : Montreal CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19952 ALEXANDER, James1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22774 ALLEN, Charles1911ENG,     Apr 1926 : Montrose CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18435 ALLISON, Edward Albert James1895ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18590 ALLISON, William George1897ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23148 ANDREWS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19911 APLIN, Albert1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23091 APPLETON, Alfred1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22684 ARCHER, Jesse1892ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22896 ARNOLD, Edward1889ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22989 ARNOLD, Robert1894ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22885 ARNOLD, Thomas1890ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15131 ASHER, Thomas1882ENG,     Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22215 ASHFORD, John1867ENG,     Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19855 ASHMAN, Frederick1892ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22339 ASHTON, Albert1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23123 ASTRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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