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Record #2792
Name :
: William John OWLETT (1883 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: 23 Aug 1883

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 21 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Milton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jul 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

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Agency
: Barnardos
Notes*NOTE: Brother ALBERT ARTHUR OWLETT was on the same voyage.

A very strong possibility the 2 brothers also had 2 sisters sent to Canada in October 1892 on the Sardinian. Emily Grace OWLETT born 1880 in Milton Kent and Annie L OWLETT born 1886 in Milton Kent. The parents' details seems to be the same for all 4 so they have been added under the OWLETT brothers as a possible leads for researchers.

Father: John William Owlett born 1846 died 1887 in Milton,Kent.

Mother: Mahala Eliz. R. STOURS born 1853 died 1891 in Milton,Kent.

1891 UK census: Wm. is a boarder with his brother Albert in Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire at the home of William Harding.

Placement: Bethesda,York,Ontario 1895.

1901 Cdn Census: Domestic for a farmer James Brodie,in Whitchurch, Ontario.

Military Record:

Enlisted in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 23,1916 with the 180th battalion (Regimental #863129); Address: 281 Jarvis St,Toronto; Next Of Kin: Brother, Albert A. Owlett in Sakatchewan; Occupation: Locomotive Fireman.

WILLIAM was with the 29th battalion of the British Columbia Regiment when he was killed on August 21, 1917 in France. He is buried at Loos British Cemetery in France and is in plot V.D.7 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-07-27 10:16:58 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 15:29:54 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2791 OWLETT, Albert Arthur1882ENG, KEN, Milton Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
2792 OWLETT, William John1883ENG, KEN, Milton Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos