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Record #16836

Name :: : Richard TAPSELL (1892 - 1917)
aka : Lance Corporal Tapsell
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 29 Aug 1892
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 10 Nov 1917 Notes : Killed In Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 9 Oct 1904
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Southwark
Placement Family: : Mathers

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Lance Corporal Richard J Tapsell.

1906 Canadian Census record for Richard Tapsell places him in the home of Mrs Mary Mathers (She is listed as Head of Household, while her husband James is also in residence but listed under her name.) They are located in Baldur, Manitoba. Richard is listed as a Servant who came from England in 1904

Attestation papers were signed 29 Dec 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Richard Tapsell was born in London, England on 29 Aug 1892. His occupation is listed as Fireman. His Next of Kin was Mrs. J Mathers of Balelur, Manitoba, Canada. 5' 5 1/2" in height with brown eyes and fair hair, he had a hold on his right forearm. His religion was listed as Wesleyan.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His body was unrecovered, his name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

England Nation Probate Calendar Index of Willis and Administrations published: TAPSELL Richard of 216 Old Heath Colchester lance-corporal 8th battalion Canadian Infantry died 10 November 1917 in France Administration (with Will) London 30 December to Margaret Robinson spinster. Effects ?106 14s. 7d.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial states that Richard Tapsell was the foster son of Margaret Robinson, of Colchester, Essex, England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12031561

ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 21:02:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-04 13:48:29 /

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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
3007	ABBEY, Bertha	1890	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3006	ABBEY, John	1887	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3161	ABBEY, Thomas	1892	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3168	ADAM, Isabella	1897	SCT,	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
3172	ADAM, Margaret	1899	SCT,	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
22563	ADDIS, Frederick	1893	ENG,	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
5680	ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin	1897	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
11090	AMBROSE, Frederick Wm	1895	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
17069	ANDREWS, John	1888	ENG,	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
12637	ANGLIS, Philip George	1886	ENG, LND, Lewisham	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	National Childrens Home
10199	ANTRAM, Harold	1893	ENG, , Islington	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
9063	ARNOLD, Arthur G	1894	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
16738	ARNOLD, Percy Alexander	1894	ENG, LND, Paddington	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
22885	ARNOLD, Thomas	1890	ENG,	May 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
12638	ASHDOWN, Pitman W	1890	ENG, , Edmonton	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	National Childrens Home
17306	AULD, Florence Christison	1900	SCT, MLN, Edinburgh	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
10015	AYRE, David	1891	ENG, DUR, Durham	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
22672	AYRES, Frederick	1895	ENG,	May 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
22019	BARKER, JOSEPH HENRY	1893	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18459	BARNES, A E	1892	ENG,	1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18517	BARNES, F	1893	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18536	BARNES, Frederick	1893	ENG,	1904 : Southwark	CAN	Unknown
11091	BARNES, Henry Barber	1895	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18808	BARNES, William H	1895	ENG,	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
23526	BARTLETT, Jessie Matilda	1896	ENG, , Portsmouth, Hampshire,	Nov 1904 : Southwark	CAN
10264	BEADELL, Frank	1893	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18902	BEARD, Joseph C.	1888	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
20723	BEDDOW, Frank	1891	ENG,	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
10919	BEDDOW, Stephen	1899	ENG, , Lambeth	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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