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Record #23488
Name :
: George Frederick PARRELL (1893 - 1916)
  aka : Private Parrell


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 2 Oct 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 25 Oct 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Bristol
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Mar 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

Placement Family
: Calling
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Frederick Parrell. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PARRELL
Given Name: George
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-03-20
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1903-03-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also Film C-4715
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-496
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records places George Parell as a Domestic in the household of Esther and William Calling in Wyecomb Village, Norfolk, Ontario. He is listed as 18 years of age, born Oct 1892, and having immigrated in 1903. British Home Child Thomas Fenton was also in residence.

Attestation papers were signed 14 Jan 1916 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. George Frederick Parrell was born 2 Oct 1893 in Bristol, England. He was a farmer by trade in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His Next of Kin is crossed out, but read Mrs. O. R. Stacey, 171 1/2 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario. Her relation was noted as 'Sister'. Another note along the side of the page reads 'Miss Clara C Day, London, Ontario'. 5' 4 1/2" in height with grey eyes and light, fair hair. His relgion was listed as Baptist.

Ontario 1901 Census records state that Owen Rutherford Stacey lived as a Merchant in Durham, Ontario. On 1 Jan 1901 in Manvers, Ontario Owen married Mary Brown who was born from the same location. It is unclear how Mary Brown and George Parrell could be related. Owen Rutherford Stacey died in 1907 in Victoria, Ontario.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty states that he was Killed in Action when hit by an enemy shell in the trenches north of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His body was not recovered for burial, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Next of Kin is listed as Miss Hilda Allen Bishop of 282 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, Ontario but was returned undelivered.

A Newspaper clipping from the Toronto Star on 11 Nov 1919 states that Pte. G. F. Parrell was killed in action, having the highest price for loyalty to an ideal. He had enlisted with one of the third continguent battalions over a year previous, and had been at the front for some months. His address upon enlistment was 171 1/2 Shaw Street.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682208 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-09 14:26:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-09 14:27:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23488 PARRELL, George Frederick1893ENG, GLS, Bristol Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos