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Record #23466
Name :
: Sidney Arthur PETTY (1898 - 1918)
  aka : Sydney, Private Petty


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Jun 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Southampton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Amiens
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Church of England Waifs & Strays

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Sidney Arthur Petty.

Jan-Mar quarter Marriage records state that Emily Rogers and Arthur George Petty were wed in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Sydney Arthur Petty
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1898
Registration District: Southampton
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 16

1901 English Census records for the family of Emily and Arthur Petty place them in All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England. In residence are their children Lily (5), Eliza (4), Sydney (2), as well as niece Rosa Ashard (10), and boarder Charles Webster (65). Arthur Petty worked as a Brewer.

Emily Petty died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1904 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Arthur George Petty died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1905 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

1911 English Census records place Sidney Petty as an Inmate at St Marys Home, Runwell, Wickford, Essex. He is listed as 12 years of age, born about 1899 in Southampton, Hampshire.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PETTY
Given Name: Sydney
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-06-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-06-27
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: Party of 33 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4799
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 21 Nov 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario. Sidney Arthur Petty was born 21 Jun 1898 in Southampton, England. He was a Farmerat R.M.D. #2 Kinbourne, Ontario by occupation. His Next of Kin was Lillian Petty, of 3 Alfred Street, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. 5' 2 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action, hit in an explosion when enemy shell fire hit an ammunition dump (storage) near Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France. He was buried in Longueau British Cemetery, Longueau, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: II. D. 4.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56206490 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-06 11:39:38 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-06 11:40:00 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23466 PETTY, Sidney Arthur1898ENG, HAM, Southampton Jun 1913 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays