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Record #23329
Name :
: Albert Walter STERRETT (1895 - 1917)
  aka : Private Sterrett, Sherrit


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Jul 1895

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

Holborn
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 Jul 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
: Quest
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Albert Walter Sterrett.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Albert Walter Sterrett
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Registration District: Holborn
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 703

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SHERRITT
Given Name: Albert W
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Southwark
Year of Arrival: 1904
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1904-07-21
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1904-07-31
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4715, RG 76, Vol 51, File 2209, Part 1
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-483
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1901 English Census records place Sidney and Albert Sterrett in the household of Emily and Edward Gould in Northwold, Norfolk, England as boarders. Sidney was 7 years of age, born in London, England around 1894. Albert was 5 years of age, born about 1896 in London, England.

1911 Canadian Census records for Albert Sterret place him in the household of Elisa and George Quest in Tiny Township, Simcoe East, Ontario as a Domestic. He was born Jul 1894 in England, and immigrated in 1903.

Attestation papers were signed 28 Feb 1916 in Midland, Ontario. Albert Walter Sterrett was born 14 Jul 1895 in London, England. He worked as a farmer in Midland, Ontario. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. Streett of London, England but that information was crossed out and Mrs. Barry of 123 Northampton Building, Clerkwell, London England was added. 5'3 1/2" in height with blue eyes and brown hair. He was Methodist by faith.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states Albert was Killed in Action. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Barry of 24 St. James Walk, Clerkewell Green, London. He was buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Ecoivres, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: VI. E. 8.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56571416 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-16 21:33:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-16 21:33:46 /

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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3168 ADAM, Isabella1897SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
3172 ADAM, Margaret1899SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
22563 ADDIS, Frederick1893ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
5680 ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin1897SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
11090 AMBROSE, Frederick Wm1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
17069 ANDREWS, John 1888ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
12637 ANGLIS, Philip George1886ENG, LND, Lewisham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
10199 ANTRAM, Harold1893ENG,    , Islington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
9063 ARNOLD, Arthur G1894ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16738 ARNOLD, Percy Alexander1894ENG, LND, Paddington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22885 ARNOLD, Thomas1890ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
12638 ASHDOWN, Pitman W1890ENG,    , Edmonton Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
17306 AULD, Florence Christison1900SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
10015 AYRE, David1891ENG, DUR, Durham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22672 AYRES, Frederick1895ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22019 BARKER, JOSEPH HENRY1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18459 BARNES, A E1892ENG,     1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18517 BARNES, F1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18536 BARNES, Frederick1893ENG,     1904 : Southwark CAN Unknown  
11091 BARNES, Henry Barber1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18808 BARNES, William H1895ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23526 BARTLETT, Jessie Matilda1896ENG,    , Portsmouth, Hampshire, Nov 1904 : Southwark CAN   
10264 BEADELL, Frank1893ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18902 BEARD, Joseph C.1888ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
20723 BEDDOW, Frank1891ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10919 BEDDOW, Stephen1899ENG,    , Lambeth Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
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