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Record #16799
Name :
: George SADLER (1895 - 1917)
  aka : Private Sadler


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Jun 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 11 May 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Avion
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Sadler.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SADLER
Given Name: George
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1905-08-12
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were travelling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-485
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta places George as a Hired Boy in Manitou Village in the household of Andrew Joseph McDowell. Andrew's sister, Sarah had been widowed and her and her children are also in residence. George is listed as 11 years of age, from England having immigrated in 1905.

1911 Canadian Census records place George as a Labourer in Manitou Village, still in the household of Andrew Joseph McDowell. Andrew had married Ella Bradley and they had one daughter, Charlotte Mary, at that point. George is listed as 16 years of age having been born in Jun of 1894 and having immigrated from England in 1905.

Attestation papers were signed 29 Jan 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. George Salder was born 21 Jun 1895 in Birmingham, England. He was a Barber by trade and lived at the Harfield Barber College. His Next of Kin was his brother, William Sadler of 8 Court, 5 Ward Street, Birmingham, England. 5' 6 1/2" in height with black hair and brown eyes, he had a scar over his left eye. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that he was Killed in Action. Circumstances of Casualty states that he was engaged in a bombing raid on the enemy trenches west of Avion when he was killed by shell fire. His body was not recovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683243 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-22 21:50:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-05 12:04:52 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6345 SADLER, Abraham1898ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore Lyn 8  
5947 SADLER, Alexander1896ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
18797 SADLER, Charles1909ENG,     Mar 1927 : Melita CAN Salvation Army  
17491 SADLER, Clifford J1894ENG,     Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
7412 SADLER, Elizabeth1870ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
3780 SADLER, Emily C.1888ENG,     Jun 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
16799 SADLER, George1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5978 SADLER, John1894ENG,     Jul 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
7413 SADLER, Phoebe1873ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
3779 SADLER, Rose1892ENG,     Jun 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos