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Record #23466
Name :
: Sidney Arthur PETTY (1898 - 1918)
  aka : Sydney, Private Petty


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Jun 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Southampton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Amiens
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Church of England Waifs & Strays

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Sidney Arthur Petty.

Jan-Mar quarter Marriage records state that Emily Rogers and Arthur George Petty were wed in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Sydney Arthur Petty
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1898
Registration District: Southampton
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 16

1901 English Census records for the family of Emily and Arthur Petty place them in All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England. In residence are their children Lily (5), Eliza (4), Sydney (2), as well as niece Rosa Ashard (10), and boarder Charles Webster (65). Arthur Petty worked as a Brewer.

Emily Petty died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1904 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Arthur George Petty died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1905 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

1911 English Census records place Sidney Petty as an Inmate at St Marys Home, Runwell, Wickford, Essex. He is listed as 12 years of age, born about 1899 in Southampton, Hampshire.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PETTY
Given Name: Sydney
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 21 Nov 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario. Sidney Arthur Petty was born 21 Jun 1898 in Southampton, England. He was a Farmerat R.M.D. #2 Kinbourne, Ontario by occupation. His Next of Kin was Lillian Petty, of 3 Alfred Street, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. 5' 2 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action, hit in an explosion when enemy shell fire hit an ammunition dump (storage) near Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France. He was buried in Longueau British Cemetery, Longueau, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: II. D. 4.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56206490 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-06 11:39:38 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-06 11:40:00 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3096 ABRAHAMS, Nathan1895ENG,     Aug 1912 : Victorian CAN Unknown  
3100 ABRAMS, Mary Ann1898SCT,    , Dumfries May 1913 : Victorian CAN Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester  
13137 ADAMSON, Arthur1893ENG, LAN, Bury May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
8819 ADAMSON, John 1891ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
2977 ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah1896ENG, STS, Gnosall May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17052 ALDRED, Eric Woodman1894ENG, LAN, Manchester  Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2979 ALLANSON, Lily1899ENG, CHS, Warrington May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5652 ANDERSON, Rose Ellen1892ENG, LAN, Bolton Jul 1907 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
27648 ANDREWS, William1902ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson's  
2976 ANNANDALE, Nellie Cordingley1897ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6542 ARBON, Frederick 1891ENG,     May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9809 ARBON, George 1889ENG,    , Bury St Edmonds May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9127 ARBUTHNOT, George1897ENG, LAN, Chorlton Jun 1912 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13244 ARMSTRONG, Sarah1900ENG,     Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19173 BAKER, Francis1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19176 BAKER, Fred1898ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2974 BAKER, Miriam1897ENG,     May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5467 BAMBER, John William1899ENG,     Apr 1912 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19178 BARBER, Fredrick1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4232 BARKER, Ada1903ENG,     May 1913 : Victorian CAN Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester  
19811 BARNES, Agnes1897ENG,     Apr 1908 : Victorian CAN Hurst House Training Home  
18736 BARNES, Mary1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18758 BARNES, Sarah1894ENG,     1912 : Victorian CAN Unknown  
22904 BARRETT, Daisy1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19157 BARRY, Caroline1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19166 BARRY, Edward1905ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19184 BARRY, James1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18406 BEALE, Alfred1895ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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