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Record #23331

Name :: : George Walter STEERS (1896 - 1917)
aka : Private Steers
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 8 May 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 26 Oct 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Portsea Island

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 27 Jun 1913
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Victorian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Waifs & Strays

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Walter Steers. Two numbers are recorded on various records, probably originally due to a typo. Service Number 149005 and 749005.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George Walter Steers
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1897
Registration District: Portsea Island
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 490

1901 English Census records place George Steers, 3 year old born about 1898 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in the household of Edith A Steers. Also in residece was Edith (2), and Evelyn Raff (16) and listed as a cousin, and Carry Bake (14) listed as a domestic nurse. Edith is listed as married and has no noted occupation.

1911 English Census records for George Steers, 13 years of age born about 1898 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He is in the household of his parents, Edith Steers and Frederick Steers in Hill Top Cottages, Southwick Huts, Portsdown Hill, Southwick, Fareham, Hants, Hampshire, England. Edith (12) is also in residence.

Edith E. Steers, George's sister, seems to remain in England and marry Charles E Godwin in spring of 1936 in Portsmouth, Southampton.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: STEERS
Given Name: George
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-06-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-06-27
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: Party of 33 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4799
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 8 Apr 1916 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. George Walter Steers was born in Portsmouth, England on 8 May 1896. He was a farmer from Sherbrooke, Quebec. His Next of Kin was listed as his Mother, Edith Steers of Hill Top Cottages, Fort Southwick near Portchester, Hampshire. 5'7 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Register states he was Killed in Action. His name is on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. George's name is also listed on the Sherbrooke Monument in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial confirms he was the son of Frederick Walter and Edith Alice Steers, of 4A Quarters, Fort Southwick, Fareham, Hants., England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12030266

ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-16 22:15:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-16 22:19:26 /

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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
3096	ABRAHAMS, Nathan	1895	ENG,	Aug 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
3100	ABRAMS, Mary Ann	1898	SCT, , Dumfries	May 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester
13137	ADAMSON, Arthur	1893	ENG, LAN, Bury	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
8819	ADAMSON, John	1891	ENG, LAN, Oldham	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9868	ADAMSON, John	1897	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jun 1906 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
2977	ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah	1896	ENG, STS, Gnosall	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
9143	ADDY, Albert William H.	1893	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Feb 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
17052	ALDRED, Eric Woodman	1894	ENG, LAN, Manchester	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2979	ALLANSON, Lily	1899	ENG, CHS, Warrington	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5652	ANDERSON, Rose Ellen	1892	ENG, LAN, Bolton	Jul 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
27648	ANDREWS, William	1902	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson's
2976	ANNANDALE, Nellie Cordingley	1897	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
6542	ARBON, Frederick	1891	ENG,	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9809	ARBON, George	1889	ENG, , Bury St Edmonds	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9127	ARBUTHNOT, George	1897	ENG, LAN, Chorlton	Jun 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
13244	ARMSTRONG, Sarah	1900	ENG,	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19173	BAKER, Francis	1903	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19176	BAKER, Fred	1898	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2974	BAKER, Miriam	1897	ENG,	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5467	BAMBER, John William	1899	ENG,	Apr 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
19178	BARBER, Fredrick	1900	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
4232	BARKER, Ada	1903	ENG,	May 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester
19811	BARNES, Agnes	1897	ENG,	Apr 1908 : Victorian	CAN	Hurst House Training Home
18736	BARNES, Mary	1901	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18758	BARNES, Sarah	1894	ENG,	1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
22904	BARRETT, Daisy	1906	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19157	BARRY, Caroline	1902	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19166	BARRY, Edward	1905	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19184	BARRY, James	1899	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18406	BEALE, Alfred	1895	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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