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Record #16827
Name :
: Arthur John SPICE (1896 - 1916)
  aka : Private Spice


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Jun 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 Jun 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

Fulham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Arthur John Spice.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Arthur John Spice
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1897
Registration District: Fulham
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 203

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Arthur John Spice
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 16 Mar 1902
Father's Name: Frederick James Spice
Mother's Name: Mabel Emily Spice
Parish or Poor Law Union: Walham Green
Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
Register Type: Parish Registers

1901 English Census records for Mabel Emily (Baldry) and Frederick James Spice place them in North East Fulham, London, England. Sons Albert G (5) and Arthur J (3) are in residence. Frederick was a Stage Carriage Conductor by occupation.

Mabel Emily Baldry Spice married Herbert Alexander Benn in 1899 and had two sons, Frederick Spice Benn and Herbert James Benn. Herbert had one daughter, Emily, from a previous marriage. The family is on the 1911 English Census at 150 Northcroft Rd, Ealing West, Brentford, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SPICE
Given Name: Arthur John
Age: 8
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-03-08
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1906-03-21
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also T-500
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1f
Microfilm: T-514
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Arthur Spice in the household of Mary and Alvin Wigle in Essex, Ontario. He is listed as an Adopted son, born Jun 1896 and arriving in 1905 from England.

Attestation papers were signed 6 Mar 1915 in Windsor, Ontario. Arthur John Spice was born 9 Jun 1896 in London, England. A farmer by trade. His Next of Kin was Mrs M. Benn, his Mother, of 150 Northcroft Road, Rast Ealing, England. 5' 6" in height with hazel eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states Arthur was Killed in Action. His final resting place is unknown, his name is on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683888 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 19:10:05 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-18 13:43:19 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16826 SPICE, Albert George1896ENG, LDN, London Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16827 SPICE, Arthur John1896ENG, LDN, London Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15033 SPICE, John1882ENG,     May 1897 : Carthaginian CAN Childrens Aid Society