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Record #23356
Name :
: George Frederick SHEPHERD (1897 - 1916)
  aka : Private Shepherd


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Jun 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Sep 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

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

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SHEPHERD
Given Name: George
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-05-21
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-05-31
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: Mr. Lloyd in charge of 109 girls and 219 boys, girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-493
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place George Shepherd as a Home Boy in the household of John P Preston in Carden, Victoria-Haliburton, Ontario. George was born Jul 1897 and was 13 years of age, he came from England in 1907.

Attestation papers signed 21 Aug 1915 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. George Frederick Shepherd was born in 23 Jun 1897 in London, England. A farmer by trade. He was currently serving in the Royal Canadian Regiment. Next of Kin was his sister, Minnie Hugas. 5'6" in height with hazel eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers confirms he was Killed in Action. His final resting place is unknown, his name is recorded on the Vimy Memorial.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683508 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-27 19:00:55 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-27 19:01:18 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11363 SHEPHERD, Albert1888ENG,    , Whitehaven, CUL Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8829 SHEPHERD, Beatrice 1896ENG,     Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9885 SHEPHERD, Charles1894ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
20013 SHEPHERD, Charles1873ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
23977 SHEPHERD, Ethel1906ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23978 SHEPHERD, Eunice1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
15470 SHEPHERD, Frank1903ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
24441 SHEPHERD, George1854 May 1870 : Peruvian CAN   
23356 SHEPHERD, George Frederick1897ENG, LDN, London May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22453 SHEPHERD, James Stanley1913ENG,     May 1929 : Pennland CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
19819 SHEPHERD, John1898ENG,     Apr 1908 : Victorian CAN Hurst House Training Home  
26838 SHEPHERD, Stanley1923ENG, OXF, Headington May 1934 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20822 SHEPHERD, Stephen1886ENG,     May 1904 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
14025 SHEPHERD, Thomas1870ENG,     May 1881 : Brooklyn CAN National Childrens Home