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Record #16838
Name :
: Henry William 'Harry' REVELL (1896 - 1917)
  aka : Private Revell


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Jan 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 27 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Camiers
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Henry William 'Harry' Revell.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: REVELL
Given Name: Henry W
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Parisian
Year of Arrival: 1904
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1904-03-03
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1904-03-11
Destination: Various locations
Notes: The child's surname was illegible or difficult to decipher
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-497
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Harry Revell as a Labourer in the household of Mary Ann and George Elias Cole in Middleton. Norfolk, Ontario. Harry was 15 years of age, born in Jan 1896 and immigrated from England in 1906.

Attestation papers were signed 19 Nov 1915 in Simcoe, Ontario. Harry William Revell was born 7 Jan 1896 in London, England. He was a farmer by trade in Delhi, Ontario. His Next of Kin was his Guardian, George F Cole of Otterville, R. R. No. 2, Ontario. He had previous military experience with the 39th Regiment. 5' 9 1/4" in height with blue eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he died of wounds at Number 18 General Hospital in Camiers, Nord Pas de Calais, France. He was buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: XXV. N. 8.

Find A Grave Memorial# 30719902 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 22:20:34 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-16 11:24:54 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  5 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6276 REVELL, Charles1895ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9676 REVELL, Cissie1897ENG,    , Great Yarmouth Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
11807 REVELL, Frederick Charles1896ENG, DEV, Plymouth Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16838 REVELL, Henry William 'Harry'1896ENG, LDN, London Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6222 REVELL, Minnie1880ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye