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Record #23321

Name :: : William Rew SUMMERS (1886 - 1917)
aka : Private Summers
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1 Sep 1886
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 29 Oct 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Fetteresso

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 1899
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Gallia
Placement Family: : Shiel

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: :

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Rew Summers. Dr. Snow's research claims William Rew Summers as a British Home Child. Research shows him in Canada and in Scotland, it is possible he shipped to Canada on two occasions.

1891 Scottish Census records place the family of Margaret (Rew) and George Summers in Bogton, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In residence were their children George (5, born Fetteresso, Kincardineshire), William (4, born Fetteresso, Kincardineshire) and Agnes (1, born Fetteresso, Kincardineshire). Also in residence was Sarah Summers (34). There were other names also recorded but the transcription is unclear as to their relation or if they are in the same household.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SUMMERS
Given Name: William
Age: 14
Sex: M
Ship: Gallia
Year of Arrival: 1899
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1899-05-05
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1899-05-13
Destination: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Comments: 18 boys with the Rev. Mr. Hole
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: C-4542
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1901 Scottish Census records places William Summers in the home of Margaret and George Summers in Bieldside, East Petersulter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was born about 1887 in Kincardineshire, Fetteresso. Also in residence are George (15), Agnes (11), James (6), as well as William Smith (18) and Christina Reid (19).

1911 Canadian Census Records show that William Summers was a Servant in the household of James Shiel of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. William was born in Sep of 1886 and claimed to have arrived in Canadian in 1910 from Scotland.

Attestation papers were signed 30 Mar 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia. William Rew Summers was born 1 Sep 1886 in Scotland. He was a Teamster by trade and lived at 344 Hastins Street East, Vancouver, British Columbia. His Next of Kin was Margaret Summers of Kings Ford House, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 5'6" in height he had blue eyes and light brown hair, as well as 2 vaccination marks on his left arm and a clump of 7 warts on his left side. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers for William Rew Summers states that he died of wounds at No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Next of Kin notified was Mrs. M. Summers of Kings Ford House, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William was buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot: VIII. A. 7.

Find A Grave Memorial# 13949439

ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-15 10:42:23 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-15 10:43:04 /

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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 36 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3085	AUBREY, Jack	1888	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17167	BARNARD, Reginald	1885	ENG, SRY, Lambeth	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Young Colonists Aid
19770	BEATTIE, John	1888	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17193	BEATTY, John	1888	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17270	BURNS, Matthew	1883	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17290	CAFFREY, Kate	1886	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17299	CAVALIER, Edward		ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17346	CHAPMAN, James	1890	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes	philipchapman
12860	CLARENCE, Frank	1888	ENG, , Brentford	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
10063	CLARENCE, Kate	1890	ENG, , Brentford	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17365	COSGROVE, William	1888	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17366	COVE, Thomas	1866	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
14934	FIELD, Michael	1884	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17511	GIBBONS, Christiana	1899	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
14112	HAYES, Francis	1885	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17015	HOBSON, William	1886	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17659	HUME, Edith	1881	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17689	KELLY, Hugh		ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
12861	KENT, Albert	1889	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
12862	KENT, George	1888	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
12859	KENT, Horace	1890	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
14177	KIRBY, James	1885	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
14241	LOCKETT, George Thomas	1886	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
11213	MARTELL, Arthur	1892	ENG, , Kingston	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17968	MOONEY, Edward	1887	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17972	MOORE, Margaret	1886	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
17973	MOORE, Patrick	1889	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
14249	MURPHY, Arthur	1887	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18046	PLANT, Mary E	1884	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
10061	SANDWELL, Jessie	1890	ENG, KEN, Thanet	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
10062	SPREADBOROUGH, George	1885	ENG, , Reigate	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
23321	SUMMERS, William Rew	1886	SCT, , Fetteresso	1899 : Gallia	CAN
18358	WILSON, George	1887	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
11214	WINTER, Bertha Hilda	1891	ENG, CAM, Wisbech	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes	DFKBurr
12856	WINTER, Ethel May	1892	ENG, NFK, Wisbeach	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes	DFKBurr
18382	YOUNG, Albert	1888	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	MacPherson Homes
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 36 Entries

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