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Record #17316
Name :
: Horace Edgar BAGGOTT (1895 - 1916)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 Nov 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Souchez
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Oct 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Colonian

Placement Family
: Hudson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Mittendorff House

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Horace Edgar Baggott: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895; District: Aston; County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 266. Parents: William Baggott and Harriet Pane, married 1886 at Kings Norton, Staffordshire, England.

In 1902, Horace Baggott, 7, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, in a group of 8 Barnardo boys from from Mittendorff House, Epsom, Surrey, England, and en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On July 20, 1915, at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Horace Edgar Baggot, 20, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Harriet Baggot, who resided at PO Stenton, Manitoba; that his date of birth was July 21, 1895; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 10-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; light or fair hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had a mole one inch below left ear; and a cut 3 inches long between his knee and thigh.

On February 8, 1916, at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, a marriage was registered between Horace Edgar Baggott and Hilda Lindberg.

On November 2, 1916, at Souchez, France, Private Horace Edgar Baggott, who was attached to the 182n Tunnelling Company, was out with a working party when he was shot through the groin and instantly killed.

Horace Edgar Baggott was buried at the Zouave Valley British Cemetery in Souchez, France. Grave: 14, Plot: 2, Row: F. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-12 13:34:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-10-24 00:00:38 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23992 BAGGOTT, Annie1905ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore  
22835 BAGGOTT, Clara1906ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore  
21319 BAGGOTT, Ellen1901ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
17314 BAGGOTT, Harold Cecil1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
17316 BAGGOTT, Horace Edgar1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
23994 BAGGOTT, Minnie1908ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore