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Record #16778
Name :
: Henry 'Harry' Wilfred ROACH (1896 - 1918)
  aka : Private Roach


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 11 Oct 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Glouchester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Iwuy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Aug 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Henry 'Harry' Roach. Private Roach was honoured with the Military Medal for his service.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Henry Wilfred Roach
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1896
Registration District: Gloucester
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 294

1901 English Census records place the family of Mary A and George Roach in Glouchester, Glouchestershire, England. In residence are their children Elizabeth S D (11), Lily G (8), George F (6), Henry W (5), Cyril (2), Stanley (6 months) and Selina Clode (45) sister in law. George was a Millstone Builder by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: ROACH
Given Name: Henry
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-08-11
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Difficult film to read, see also C-4716
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-488
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Harry Roach as 15 years of age born in Jan of 1896 having immigrated in 1906 from England. He is a Domestic in the household of John C Bricher in Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario.

1911 English Census records for widowed Mary Ann Roach place her as a Boarder at 49 Oxford Street in Glouchester, Glouchestershire, England. She works as a domestic servant and has her young son, Stanley (10) in residence with her.

Attestation papers were signed 21 Sep 1915 in Chatham, Ontario. Harry Roach was born 26 Jan 1896 in Glouchester, England. He was a Farmer by trade. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Mary Ann Roach of 17 Widder St., Glouchester, England. He had previous military experience with the 24th Regiment. 6' 2 1/2" in height with dark grey eyes and black hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty confirm that Harry was Killed in Action by enemy shell fire in Iwuy, Nord Pas de Calais, France in the morning operations of 11 Oct 1918. His Next of Kin was notified, Mrs. Mary A Roach of 69 St. Catherines Street, Glouchester, England. His body was not recovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682957 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-20 20:01:04 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-12 11:10:36 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14705 ROACH, Alfred Thomas1880ENG, LND, Wood Green Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
16778 ROACH, Henry 'Harry' Wilfred1896ENG,    , Glouchester Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14082 ROACH, James1885ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
15007 ROACH, Thomas1888ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
11586 ROACH, William1857ENG,     Aug 1870 : Austrian CAN Father James Nugent