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Record #23397
Name :
: Victor RUSSELL (1894 - 1918)
  aka : Private Russell


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Jul 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Villers Bretonneux
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 Jul 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
: Mc Taggart
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Victor Russell.

1901 English Census records place Victor Russell, 6 years of age born about 1895 in Canning Town, Essex, England, as the stepson of Jane A Butler. There is no head of house listed. Also in residence is Maud Russell (14), William Rusell (9), Evelyn Russell (11), George Butler (7 Months), James McKibbon (33), Michael Baker (43), and William Thompson (35). The three men are all listed as Boarders.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RUSSELL
Given Name: V
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

1911 Canadian Census records for Victor Russell states he was a Servant in the home of James Mc Taggart in Sonya, Mariposa Township, Ontario. He was born Jun 1894 and immigrated from England in 1904.

Attestation papers were signed 8 Nov 1915 in Port Perry, Ontario. Victor Russell was born 25 Jun 1894 in London, England. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. Jeanett Russell (Butler) of 26 Clearence Road, Canningtown, London, England. He was a farmer by trade. 5'4" in height with brown hair and brown eyes. He was Presbyterian by faith.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. Circumstance of Casualty confirms he was not seen after the jumping off point during a trench attack south of Villers Bretonneux. He was reported missing after the objective was reached. Another Battalion forwarded his Pay-book to Headquarters, the book had a large hole inn it, he had obviously been killed by shrapnel. Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. J. Butler of 26 Clarence Road, Canning Town, London, England. His body was never recovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683213 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-05 16:10:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-05 16:11:31 /

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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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