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Record #23445
Name :
: Arthur Henry PREW (1891 - 1915)
  aka : Private Prew


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Jan 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 22 Apr 1915   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Islington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Ypres
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jun 1905
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 Arthur Henry Prew.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Arthur Henry Prew
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1891
Registration District: Islington
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 195

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: Arthur Prew
Age: 3
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1891
School: Yerbury Road School
Borough: Islington
Admission Date: 15 Jan 1894
Parent: Frederick
Notes: Yerbury Road School (0631) opened 1884. In 1951 renamed Yerbury Primary School
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV03/YER/AD/007
Additional information: Address: 41 Cromwell Road.

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: Arthur Prew
Age: 7
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1891
School: Yerbury Road School
Borough: Islington
Admission Date: 9 Jan 1899
Parent: Frederick Prew
Notes: Yerbury Road School (0631) opened 1884. In 1951 renamed Yerbury Primary School
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV03/YER/AD/002
Additional information: Address: 41 Cromwell Road.

1901 English Census records for widowed Frederick Prew place his family in Islington, London, England. In residence are children Adelaide (15), Rose (13), Arthur (9), Lily (7), Willie (1) and Jane Prew (Sister, 30, Housekeeper). Frederick was a Brass Finisher by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PREW
Given Name: Arthur
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-05-25
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1905-06-03
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: From Waifs and Strays Society, London, to Gibbs Home, Sherbrooke
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-484
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 24 Sep 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec. Arthur Henry Prew was born 12 Jun 1891 in Holloway, London, England. His Next of Kin was Fred Prew of 89 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, England. 5' 2 3/4" in height with blue eyes and sandy hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was previously reported missing and then presumed to have died at the attack of St. Julien, near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. His Next of Kin was F. T. Price, Box 96 C, Vancouver, Washington, USA.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12048165 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-18 10:22:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-18 10:22:59 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23445 PREW, Arthur Henry1891ENG, LND, Islington Jun 1905 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23446 PREW, Frederick Thomas1889ENG, LND, Islington Jul 1904 : Bavarian CAN Childrens Aid Society