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Record #23395
Name :
: William Henry RUSSELL (1893 - 1917)
  aka : Private Russell


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Feb 1893

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Hammersmith
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jun 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Virginian

Placement Family
: McManes
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Louisa Birt and the Liverpool Sheltering Home

Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Henry Russell.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RUSSELL
Given Name: William
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Virginian
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-05-24
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-06-01
Party: Liverpool Sheltering Home, Mrs. Birt
Destination: Knowlton, Quebec
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-487
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place William Russell as a Domestic in the household of Andrew McManes in Brandon, Manitoba. William is listed as having been born in Feb 1892 but in Ontario verses England.

Attestation papers signed 17 Dec 1915 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. William Henry Russell was born 18 Feb 1893 in Hammersmith, London, England. His Next of Kin was his Father, John Russell of 2 Lisson Grove Cottages, Marylebone, London, England. He was a farmer by occupation in Buttress, Saskatchewan. 5'8" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that William was Killed in Action in the trenches at La Folie Farm, west of Vimy. He had an additional Next of Kin added, Miss Ada H. Hurrsell of 10 Oldfield Avenue, Queen Mary Apt. Montreal, Quebec. He was buried in Thelus Military Cemetery, Thelus, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: IV. D. 4.

Find A Grave Memorial# 24728605 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-05 15:40:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-05 15:41:28 /

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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  33 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23396 RUSSELL, Ada1896ENG,     May 1907 : Victorian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
16763 RUSSELL, Albert1888ENG,     May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12935 RUSSELL, Alfred1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
21262 RUSSELL, Alice L1903ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
3362 RUSSELL, Annie1899ENG,     Jun 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
13258 RUSSELL, Arthur 1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
27585 RUSSELL, Charles1863SCT, LKS, Glasgow 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes   
3712 RUSSELL, David Moffatt1893SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
4059 RUSSELL, Elizabeth1908ENG,     May 1914 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23394 RUSSELL, Ellen SCT,     May 1907 : Virginian CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
25090 RUSSELL, Emily1896 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
10762 RUSSELL, Emma1867ENG,     Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
21340 RUSSELL, Frances M1899ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
12508 RUSSELL, Frank M1897WAL,    , Pontypridd Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20659 RUSSELL, Gertrude1899ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
26674 RUSSELL, Harriet1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
24609 RUSSELL, Hugh1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21656 RUSSELL, Jesse1877ENG,     Sep 1890 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
15041 RUSSELL, Laurence1887ENG,     Sep 1897 : Numidian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
6323 RUSSELL, Margery1895ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
18095 RUSSELL, Mark1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
14042 RUSSELL, Mary1893ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
18962 RUSSELL, Mary1891ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16782 RUSSELL, Robert1896IRL, ANT, Belfast Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6407 RUSSELL, Sarah1900ENG,     Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21164 RUSSELL, Sidney1914ENG,     May 1922 : Orsova AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24684 RUSSELL, Sidney1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2788 RUSSELL, Thomas1879SCT,     Apr 1888 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers  
3713 RUSSELL, Thomas1894SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
21107 RUSSELL, Thomas1889ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23397 RUSSELL, Victor1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22155 RUSSELL, W. J.1889ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23395 RUSSELL, William Henry1893ENG, LND, Hammersmith Jun 1906 : Virginian CAN Louisa Birt  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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