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Record #16768
Name :
: Robert Vickery REEVES (1898 - 1918)
  aka : Private Reeves


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

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 8 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

Clerkenwel
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Marcelcave
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Apr 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corinthian

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Robert Vickery Reeves. There are no available attestation papers for Robert.

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Robert Vickery Reeves
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 19 Mar 1898
Father's Name: Robert Vickery Reeves
Mother's Name: Kate Constance Reeves
Parish or Poor Law Union: Clerkenwell St John
Borough: Islington
Register Type: Parish Registers

1901 English Census records place Kate C and Robert V Reeves in Penge, Surrey, England with children Henry V (9, born in Barnsbury, London, England), Robert (3, born in Clerkenwell, London, England), and Kate C (1, Penge, Kent, England).

1911 English Census records place Kate C Reeves and Robert Reeves as Inmates of Central London District Schools For Unions of City of London St Saviours Surrey, Christchurch Surrey, St Mary Newington Surrey and St George the Martyr, Surrey, Greenford Avenue, Hanwell. They are both listed as Scholars.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: REEVES
Given Name: Robert
Age: 14
Sex: M
Ship: Corinthian
Year of Arrival: 1912
Departure Port: London
Departure Date: 1912-03-14
Arrival Port: Saint John
Arrival Date: 1912-04-01
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1c
Microfilm: T-4826
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action having been hit and dying instantly by an enemy shell at the attack of Marcelcave, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. K. C. Reeves of 11 Tailor Street, Gordon Square, London and then Miss. Kate Reeves of 29 Berkeley Square, London West, England. His body was exhumed and buried occurred at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: XVI. A. 9.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56559528 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-18 20:53:01 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-16 14:35:22 /

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18027 ADAMS, Albert1894ENG,     May 1911 : Corinthian CAN Unknown  
9872 ADAMSON, James Balfour1892SCT, LKS, Glasgow May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
22565 ADSHEAD, John William1901ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22935 AIRD, Albert1904ENG,     Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
9729 AITCHISON, Isabella1900ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
10026 AITCHISON, Margaret1903ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23736 ALDERSON, Florence1898ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22577 ALDERSON, Lillie1901ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16539 ALDRED, Albert1904ENG, SRY, Balham Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
10892 ALDRIDGE, Rose1902ENG,     Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
21339 ALESIA, Frances Elizabeth1897ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
3916 ALEXANDER, Agnes Barbour1888SCT,    , Coatbridge Aug 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3917 ALEXANDER, Janet Murray1896SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3915 ALEXANDER, Mary Eliza1897SCT,    , Coatbridge Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3918 ALEXANDER, Sarah Stewart1890SCT,    , Coatbridge Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
10689 ALLCORN, Frank Noel1901ENG, LND, Hampstead Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6257 ALLCORN, Laurence Stanley1903ENG, LND, Hampstead Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6444 ALLEN, Frederick John1901ENG,     Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13347 ALLISON, George1889SCT,     May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
20710 ALLWORTH, Winnifred1903ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8814 ALLWRIGHT, William Ernest1903ENG, LND, Islington Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23767 AMBROSE, Mary E1902ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6259 AMEY, Elizabeth1904ENG, LDN, London Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
7362 ANGOLD, Dorothy May1900ENG, LND, Hackney Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13294 ANGUS, Agnes Crawford1892ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
13293 ANGUS, Jennie Anderson1893ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
13295 ANGUS, Margaret1893SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
20651 ANKETT, Fanny1901ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
20630 ANSELL, Dorothy1903ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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