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Record #23208

Name :: : John William WALKER (1895 - 1917)
aka : Private Walker
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 12 Mar 1895
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 1 Nov 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Addel

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 8 Aug 1908
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : Stewart

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private John William Walker.

1901 English Census for Mary J and George Walker of Headingley cum Burley, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England. John William Walker is 5 years of age, born about 1896 in Adel, Yorkshire, England. Siblings Mary E (9), James A (8), Amy (7), George E (4) and Emma (2), as well as George Sr.'s mother Elizabeth, an Uncle Thomas Holmes, and a Cousin Walter Whittaker are all in residence.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: WALKER
Given Name: John William
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-07-30
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-08-08
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario
Comments: 118 boys to Toronto and 101 girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4759
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Possible 1911 Canadian Census for John Walker born Mar 1898, son of Annie and Norman Stewart in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario.

Attestation papers signed 10 Mar 1915 in Guelph, Ontario. John William Walker born 12 Mar 1895 in Addel, Yorkshire, England (Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England). Next of Kin was his Uncle, Alfred Hilton of Steeden, Yorkshire, England (Steeton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England). Occupation listed as a Farmer. 5'3" in height, with blue eyes and brown hair, a small scar on his right wrist and a scar on his right forefinger.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he died of injuries at No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Arques, Nord Pas de Calais, France. He was buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, Saint Omer, Nord Pas de Calais, France.Plot: IV. E. 72.
Next of Kin was Miss my Walker of Port Elgin, Ontario.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56603585

ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-15 13:58:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-15 13:59:16 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3160	ABSOLOM, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3107	ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James	1893	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3142	ACKROYD, John Edward	1886	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3153	ACTON, Alice	1889	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3154	ACTON, Ellen	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22827	ADAMS, C R	1885	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26477	ADAMS, Charles W R	1887	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23730	ADAMS, Eliza	1887	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5602	ADAMS, Gladys	1898	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
23726	ADAMS, Isabel	1888	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3278	ADAMS, Robert Henry	1888	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
23732	ADAMS, Thomas G	1901	ENG,	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10890	ADAMSON, George	1893	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9834	ADBY, Ethel Caroline	1893	ENG, BKM, Wycombe	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8817	ADCOCK, Lily	1896	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9830	ADKINS, Theodora Margaret	1897	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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