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Record #6233
Name :
: George Starkey STRINGER (1894 - 1917)
  aka : Private Stringer, Stanley


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 Jul 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 21 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Jul 1900
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

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

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

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: STRINGER
Given Name: George
Age: 7
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1900
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1900-07-19
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1900-07-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Party of boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-479
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1901 Canadian Census records place George and Arthur Stringer in the household of Elisabeth Elliott (70) in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. George is 7 years of age born about 1894, Arthur is 6 years of age born about 1895, both boys claim they were born in England. Their relation to the woman seems to be listed as 'Benado', perhaps meaning they were from Barnardo Homes.

Attestation papers were signed 7 Dec 1915 in Toronto, Ontario. George Starkey Stringer was born 3 Jul 1894 in Wales. He was a Teamster who lived at 82 Vaughan Road, Toronto. His Next of Kin was listed as his brother, Arthur E. Stringer or Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada. 5' 5 3/4" in height with grey eyes and brown hair, he had a 1" scar on his right wrist and a scar on the left side of his neck. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that George died of wounds at Number 6 Casualty Clearing Station. He is buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, Barlin, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: III. D. 29.

Newspaper articles from the Toronto Evening Telegram (1 Sep 1917) and the Toronto Start (4 Sep 1917) state that Private George S. Stringer was an orphan from Barnardo Homes who had worked on the farm of Mrs. R. W. Scott at 82 Vaughan Road. He'd been previously reported wounded, and then Killed in Action. Private Stringer had been engaged to Miss Ada Danborough of Danford Road before his death.

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ContributorsCreated : 2009-04-01 15:54:39 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-07-26 18:14:41 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6232 STRINGER, Arthur Edward1896ENG, LDN, London Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17213 STRINGER, Charles 1889ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18819 STRINGER, F R1889ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
6233 STRINGER, George Starkey1894ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5038 STRINGER, Lauri1914ENG,    , Stoke Newington Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
13206 STRINGER, Mabel1880ENG,     Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10685 STRINGER, Nathaniel1879ENG,    , Camberwell Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
12419 STRINGER, William1887ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos