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Record #15812
Name :
: Albert Edward GILL (1897 - 1986)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1897 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 25 Apr 1986
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial, Canada
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1905, A. Gill, 8, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 433 Barnardo children: males to Toronto, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba; and the females to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were travelling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.

Sgt. Albert Edward Gill enlisted in the 154th (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders) Battalion, in Cornwall, Ontario, on March 28th, 1916. He arrived in England on the troopship SS Mauritania on October 31st, 1916, and was dispatched to Camp Bramshott.

On November 28th, Albert was transferred to the 4th CMR [as one of 103 men of the 154th transferred in late November] and arrived in the Field in France on December 7th, 1916. He saw action until he was wounded in action on Hill 70 on January 4th, 1918, when, near a mortar team firing on the enemy, a shell exploded in the mortar tube, injuring Albert with scarring and foot, leg and arm fractures.

Sent by barge to Calais, Albert arrived in the Military Hospital in England on January 13th. After months of recuperation he was transferred to Shorncliffe and then Camps Whitely and Kinmel, where he carried out troop training duties, before being returned home and discharged on February 12th, 1919. Albert was forever proud of having served in the 4th CMR. After a heroic deed he was told he would be receiving a medal, but instead, he was told later that his reward would be his Sergeant's stripes. He was a brave man.

Albert was a "Home Child", having been sent to Canada along with over 200 other waifs from Dr. Barnardo's Homes in London. His mother had passed away in March 1905 and by August, at 8 years of age, he sailed from Liverpool to Montreal on the SS Dominion, which arrived on August 12th, 1905. He was then sent by train to Navan, a farming village on the outskirts of Ottawa, and was met by the family he was placed with.

Subsequently cared for by 3 other farm families in Navan, before returning to England upon enlistment, all of the families treated him very well and Albert did have a reunion with some of his family when he was on 2 weeks leave in London in 1917.

Upon his return to Navan, Albert was with the Canadian Pacific Railroad until he retired in 1958. He met his future wife, Theresa Maxwell, at the homecoming celebration Navan had for their returning veterans, and they were very happily married for 65 years. Theresa passed away on August 26th, 1985 and Albert passed away just months later on April 25th, 1986. They are buried in Ottawa's Pinecrest Cemetery.

Biography written by Bruce Gill, youngest son of Albert 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-30 08:57:35 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-03 09:29:27 /

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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  19 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8284 GILL, Albert1913ENG, LAN, Liverpool Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
15812 GILL, Albert Edward1897ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7885 GILL, Albert Lawrence1914ENG,    , Bury St Edmonds May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
8283 GILL, Alfred1912ENG, LAN, Liverpool Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
20792 GILL, Alfred ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
11635 GILL, Anne1898ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
19280 GILL, Bertram1872 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20791 GILL, Charles ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
19134 GILL, Currelene1891ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
26157 GILL, David1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
19402 GILL, Edward1868 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
26591 GILL, Herbert1889ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26489 GILL, James W1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22052 GILL, Leo1893ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
19212 GILL, Martha1888ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23918 GILL, Robert Arthur Charles1909ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
12494 GILL, Walter1891ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14497 GILL, William1911ENG,     Oct 1927 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
19388 GILL, William Henry1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos