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Record #23397
Name :
: Victor RUSSELL (1894 - 1918)
  aka : Private Russell


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Jul 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Villers Bretonneux
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 Jul 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Victor Russell.

1901 English Census records place Victor Russell, 6 years of age born about 1895 in Canning Town, Essex, England, as the stepson of Jane A Butler. There is no head of house listed. Also in residence is Maud Russell (14), William Rusell (9), Evelyn Russell (11), George Butler (7 Months), James McKibbon (33), Michael Baker (43), and William Thompson (35). The three men are all listed as Boarders.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RUSSELL
Given Name: V
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Southwark
Year of Arrival: 1904
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1904-07-21
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1904-07-31
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4715, RG 76, Vol 51, File 2209, Part 1
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-483
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records for Victor Russell states he was a Servant in the home of James Mc Taggart in Sonya, Mariposa Township, Ontario. He was born Jun 1894 and immigrated from England in 1904.

Attestation papers were signed 8 Nov 1915 in Port Perry, Ontario. Victor Russell was born 25 Jun 1894 in London, England. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. Jeanett Russell (Butler) of 26 Clearence Road, Canningtown, London, England. He was a farmer by trade. 5'4" in height with brown hair and brown eyes. He was Presbyterian by faith.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. Circumstance of Casualty confirms he was not seen after the jumping off point during a trench attack south of Villers Bretonneux. He was reported missing after the objective was reached. Another Battalion forwarded his Pay-book to Headquarters, the book had a large hole inn it, he had obviously been killed by shrapnel. Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. J. Butler of 26 Clarence Road, Canning Town, London, England. His body was never recovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683213 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-05 16:10:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-05 16:11:31 /

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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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