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Record #23467

Name :: : George Valentine PETERSON (1893 - 1916)
aka : Private Peterson
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 14 Feb 1893
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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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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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