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Record #23445

Name :: : Arthur Henry PREW (1891 - 1915)
aka : Private Prew
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 12 Jan 1891
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 22 Apr 1915 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Islington

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Ypres

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 3 Jun 1905
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Victorian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Church of England Waifs & Strays
Agency: : Waifs & Strays

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Arthur Henry Prew.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Arthur Henry Prew
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1891
Registration District: Islington
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 195

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: Arthur Prew
Age: 3
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1891
School: Yerbury Road School
Borough: Islington
Admission Date: 15 Jan 1894
Parent: Frederick
Notes: Yerbury Road School (0631) opened 1884. In 1951 renamed Yerbury Primary School
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV03/YER/AD/007
Additional information: Address: 41 Cromwell Road.

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: Arthur Prew
Age: 7
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1891
School: Yerbury Road School
Borough: Islington
Admission Date: 9 Jan 1899
Parent: Frederick Prew
Notes: Yerbury Road School (0631) opened 1884. In 1951 renamed Yerbury Primary School
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV03/YER/AD/002
Additional information: Address: 41 Cromwell Road.

1901 English Census records for widowed Frederick Prew place his family in Islington, London, England. In residence are children Adelaide (15), Rose (13), Arthur (9), Lily (7), Willie (1) and Jane Prew (Sister, 30, Housekeeper). Frederick was a Brass Finisher by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PREW
Given Name: Arthur
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-05-25
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1905-06-03
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: From Waifs and Strays Society, London, to Gibbs Home, Sherbrooke
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-484
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 24 Sep 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec. Arthur Henry Prew was born 12 Jun 1891 in Holloway, London, England. His Next of Kin was Fred Prew of 89 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, England. 5' 2 3/4" in height with blue eyes and sandy hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was previously reported missing and then presumed to have died at the attack of St. Julien, near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. His Next of Kin was F. T. Price, Box 96 C, Vancouver, Washington, USA.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12048165

ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-18 10:22:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-18 10:22:59 /

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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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