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Record #16828
Name :
: Albert Edward SPRAGG (1894 - 1916)
  aka : Private Spragg


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 19 May 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 28 Sep 1916   Notes : Killed In Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Albert Edward Spragg.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SPRAGG
Given Name: A.E.
Age: 9
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

Arrived with his brother, Cecil Spragg.

1911 Canadian Census records place Albert Spragg in Innisfil, Simcoe, Ontario. He was born in May 1895 in England, and immigrated in 1904. He is a Domestic in the household of Sarah and John Jays.

Attestation papers were signed 30 Mar 1916 in Barrie, Ontario. Albert Edward Spragg was born 19 May 1894 in Muxhar, England. He is a farm labourer by occupation. His Next of Kin was his brother, Cecil G Spragg of Lefroy, Ontario. 5' 3 1/2" in height, he had grey brown eyes and brown hair, with two vaccination marks on his left arm, a 1" scar on his right shin and flat feet. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states Albert died of wounds at Number 3 Casualty Clearing Station. He was buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: IV. E. 29.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial confirms that Albert was the brother of Cecil G. Spragg, of Lefroy, Ontario. Emigrated to Canada in 1905. Enlisted at Barrie, Ontario, 1st April, 1916, in 76th Bn.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56578546 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 19:14:19 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-18 12:18:49 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16828 SPRAGG, Albert Edward1894ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17726 SPRAGG, Archibald R1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23338 SPRAGG, Cecil George1898ENG, SAL, Wellington Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17725 SPRAGG, Leonard A1898ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos