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Record #16767
Name :
: Robert Andrew REDFERN (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Redfern


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

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 7 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Passchendaele
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Robert Andrew Redfern.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: REDFERN
Given Name: Robert A
Age: 8
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-04-25
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1907-05-07
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also reels T-526 and C-4716
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-489
Type of Record: Passenger Lists
Additional notes: His name was crossed out on the original Atlantic Ports Passenger List, however he obviously arrived in Canada.

1911 Canadian Census records place Robert Redfern in the household of Thomas Anderson with no listed relation in Fredericksburg, Lennox, Ontario. Robert was born in May of 1898, is 13 years of age and immigrated from England in 1907. He has no listed occupation.

Attestation papers were signed 1 May 1916 in Cobourg, Ontario. Robert Andrew Redfern was born 18 May 1898 in London, England. He works as a farmer in Cobourg, Ontario. His Next of Kin is his friend, George Anderson of Bath, Ontario, Canada. 5'4" in height with brown eyes and grey hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty confirm that he had previously been reported missing and then presumed to have died in the trenches north of Passchendaele. His Next of Kin was listed as Miss Mary Redfern of Beeton, Ontario where forms were sent in Dec 1924. His body was not recovered for burial. His name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12020234 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-18 20:49:37 / From original database


Last Updated : 2013-12-17 09:48:15 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3023 ABBOTT, Charles1884ENG, ESS, Messing Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
3029 ABBOTT, Edward1863ENG, LIN, Bourne Jun 1882 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3160 ABSOLOM, Albert Edward1897ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3107 ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James1893ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3134 ACKLAND, Herbert George1898ENG, LND, Camberwell Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3142 ACKROYD, John Edward1886ENG,     Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3153 ACTON, Alice1889ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3154 ACTON, Ellen1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6255 ADAMS, Ada Gertrude1895ENG, WIL, Highworth Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22827 ADAMS, C R1885ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26477 ADAMS, Charles W R1887ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23730 ADAMS, Eliza1887ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5602 ADAMS, Gladys1898ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22545 ADAMS, Henry William1898ENG,     Mar 1912 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
23726 ADAMS, Isabel1888ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
23732 ADAMS, Thomas G1901ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10890 ADAMSON, George1893ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9834 ADBY, Ethel Caroline1893ENG, BKM, Wycombe Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8817 ADCOCK, Lily1896ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3759 ADDERLEY, David Gerard1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3758 ADDERLEY, Harry1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12851 ADDISON, Gertrude1886ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
9831 ADKINS, Ann1899ENG, LND, Camden Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9830 ADKINS, Theodora Margaret1897ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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