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Record #23469
Name :
: Charles PERRING (1895 - 1916)
  aka : Private Perring, Perrin,


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Mar 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Thelus
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Oct 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Charles 'Charlie' Perring. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One, however his name was 'Charles Perrin', having left off the 'g' in his surname. This spelling was also used in the Library and Archives of Canada to label the only known photograph of Charlie.

1901 English Census records place Charles Perring as 5 years of age in 1896 as a Workhouse Child in Hanwell, Middlesex, England. On the front page of the School Census is written 'Cuckoo Schools', along with Central London District Schools 'Poor Law School for Pauper Children' in Brentford, Hanwell.
Additional Information: Cuckoo Farm on Cuckoo Hill was where the Workhouse got it's name.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PERRING
Given Name: Charles
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-10-11
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-10-21
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-488
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Charles Perron as a Labourer in the household of James Moses Mitchel in Caradoc, Middlesex, Ontario. Born in Mar 1895, Charles immigrated from England in 1906.

Attestation papers were signed 14 Jan 1916 in Strathroy, Ontario. Charles Perring was born 4 Mar 1895 in London, England. He was a Farm labouer at R. Road, Mt. Baydges, Ontario. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Amelia Perring of 23 Alpha Square, Walworth, South East, London, England. 5' 5 1/2" in height with grey eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action on attack south west of Thelus, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. A. Perring of 16 Queens Row, and then 38 Doctor Street, Walworth, London, England.

Recipient of the Memorial Cross.

Additional Information from the Strathroy War Memorial Project:
{website}curriememorialproject.tripod.com/cenotaph/prn-16-24.html

Find A Grave Memorial# 24757410 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-07 11:04:15 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-07 11:04:48 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23469 PERRING, Charles1895ENG, LDN, London Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16468 PERRING, Wilfred1909ENG, DEV, Plymouth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8383 PERRING, William Ernest Thomas1906ENG,    , Uckfield Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos