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Record #23430
Name :
: Arthur Gilbert RENDOL (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Rendol, Arthur S,


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Nov 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Lens
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corinthian

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Arthur Gilbert Rendol.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Arthur Gilbert Rendol
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1915
Registration District: Cheltenham
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 450

1901 English Census records place the family of Emily (Gillett) and Thomas Charles Rendol in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. In residence are children Charles (9), Edith M (5), Mabel E (4), Albert E (3) and Arthur G (1). Thomas was a Lodging House Keeper by occupation.

1911 English Census records place Arthur Gilbert Rendal as 11 years of age born about 1900 as an Inmate in Mile End Juvenile Mission, Dr Barnardo's Homes, Leopold House, 199 Burdett Road, London, England. He's listed as having been born in Ham, Gloucester, England and is a School boy.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RENDOL
Given Name: Arthur S
Age: 14
Sex: M
Ship: Corinthian
Year of Arrival: 1914
Departure Port: London
Departure Date: 1914-06-16
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1914-07-01
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also T-5563
Notes: The child's given name was illegible or difficult to decipher
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4810
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 2 Jan 1916 in Staffa, Ontario. Arthur Gilbert Rendol was born 27 Nov 1898 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He was a Farmer by trade in Staffa, Ontario. His Next of Kin was Edith Rendol of Cheltenham, England, his sister. 5'4" in height with light brown eyes and fair hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he died of wounds from shrapnel during an attack in the vicinity of Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. E. M. Jones of 126 Stafford STreet, Swindon, Wltshire, England but there is a note reading 'Mr. & Mrs. T. C. Rendol' likely referring to his parents. He was buried in Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension, Aix-Noulette, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. P. 13.

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ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-16 12:30:48 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-16 12:32:03 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23430 RENDOL, Arthur Gilbert1898ENG, GLS, Cheltenham Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos