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Record #23470

Name :: : William PERRIN (1887 - 1916)
aka : Private Perrin
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 15 Jul 1887
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 9 Jul 1916 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Ypres

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 24 Jul 1903
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : Cairns

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Perrin.

Birmingham, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912
Name: William Perrin
Baptism Date: 3 Aug 1887
Baptism Place: Bordesley, Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England
Father: Thomas Perrin
Mother: Sarah Perrin
Reference Number: DRO 15
Archive Roll: 589

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PERRIN
Given Name: William
Age: 16
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-07-15
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1903-07-24
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario, Winnipeg and Russell, Manitoba
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-481
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place William Perrin as a labourer from Ontario, born in Jul 1887. He is resident in the household of Elizabeth and William Cairns in South Perth, Ontario.

1914 travel documents list William Perrin, 27 years of age, a farm labouer who was from Woblan Ontario, the son of Thomas Perrin of Birmingham England, Grandson of Joseph Nelson, headed to Boston.
Additionally William appears to be traveling with a relation, possibly an Uncle and Cousin, as Albert Steppel, and Roy Edward Steppel, listed above and below him are from Hamilton, Ontario headed to Tarrytown, New York have listed that Albert is the son of Joseph Nelson.

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Name: William Perrin
Arrival Date: Dec 1914
Port of Arrival: Buffalo, New York, USA
Residence Country: Canada
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1887
Birth Country: England
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 14

There are two sets of attestation papers for this soldier.
The first attestation papers were signed 16 Mar 1915 in London, Ontario. William Perrin was born 15 Jul 1887 in Birmingham England. His Next of Kin was his Father, Thomas Perrin of Birmingham, England. 5' 10" in height, with greyish brown eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

A second set of attestation papers were signed 13 May 1915 in Guelph, Ontario. William Perrin was born 15 Jul 1887 in Birmingham, England. His Next of Kin was his Father, Thomas Perrin of 122 Garrison Street, Smallheath, Birmingham. 5' 8 1/2" in height with hazel eyes and dark brown hair, he had 3 blue spots on his left forearm and a scars on 3, 4, and 5 fingers near the tips. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he had previously been reported Missing, and for official purposes presumed to have died on or since 9 Jul 1916. He was last seen in the trenches at Mount Sorrel, east of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. A second Next of Kin was listed as Miss Jeannie D. Cairns of Dublin, Ontario was listed. 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# 12045824

ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-07 11:13:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-07 11:14:03 /

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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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