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Record #23331
Name :
: George Walter STEERS (1896 - 1917)
  aka : Private Steers


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 May 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Oct 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Portsea Island
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Walter Steers. Two numbers are recorded on various records, probably originally due to a typo. Service Number 149005 and 749005.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George Walter Steers
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1897
Registration District: Portsea Island
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 490

1901 English Census records place George Steers, 3 year old born about 1898 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in the household of Edith A Steers. Also in residece was Edith (2), and Evelyn Raff (16) and listed as a cousin, and Carry Bake (14) listed as a domestic nurse. Edith is listed as married and has no noted occupation.

1911 English Census records for George Steers, 13 years of age born about 1898 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He is in the household of his parents, Edith Steers and Frederick Steers in Hill Top Cottages, Southwick Huts, Portsdown Hill, Southwick, Fareham, Hants, Hampshire, England. Edith (12) is also in residence.

Edith E. Steers, George's sister, seems to remain in England and marry Charles E Godwin in spring of 1936 in Portsmouth, Southampton.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: STEERS
Given Name: George
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-06-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-06-27
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: Party of 33 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4799
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 8 Apr 1916 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. George Walter Steers was born in Portsmouth, England on 8 May 1896. He was a farmer from Sherbrooke, Quebec. His Next of Kin was listed as his Mother, Edith Steers of Hill Top Cottages, Fort Southwick near Portchester, Hampshire. 5'7 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Register states he was Killed in Action. His name is on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. George's name is also listed on the Sherbrooke Monument in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial confirms he was the son of Frederick Walter and Edith Alice Steers, of 4A Quarters, Fort Southwick, Fareham, Hants., England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12030266 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-16 22:15:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-16 22:19:26 /

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23331 STEERS, George Walter1896ENG, HAM, Portsea Island Jun 1913 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays