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Record #23244
Name :
: George James TOWELL (1884 - 1916)
  aka : Private Towell, Torrell


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Jun 1884

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

St. George Hanover Square
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Oct 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotsman

Placement Family
: Hagan
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George James Towell.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George James Towell
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1884
Registration District: St George Hanover Square
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 408

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: TORRELL
Given Name: George I
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Scotsman
Year of Arrival: 1896
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1896-10-08
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1896-10-17
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: 180 children to Toronto
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: C-4541
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1901 Canadian Census lists George J Towell as a single 17 year old male born 7 Jun 1883 in England, having arrived from England in 1896. He is a Domestic in the household of Lena and Thomas Hagan in Seneca, Haldimand and Monck, Ontario.

1911 Canadian Census lists George Towels as a single 28 year old male born Aug 1883 in England, having arrived from England in 1894. He is a Domestic in the household of Ester Jane and William Hawkin in Renfrew South, Ontario.

Attestation papers signed 9 Aug 1915 in Toronto, Ontario. George James Towell was born 5 Jun 1884 in London England. He was a Milkman by trade. His Next of Kin was Felicia Towell of 8 North Row Bldgs, Marble Arch, London, England. 5'2 1/2" in height, with grey eyes and fair hair, he had one scar on his wrist and two on the back of his neck, a birthmark on the back of his left hip and five vaccination marks on this left arm. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that George was previously reported missing and then Killed in Action. He was buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: VII. D. 11. His Next of Kin listing is scratched out for Mrs. Felicia Towell North Row Bldg. Marble Arch, London England and noted Undelivered, an additional address for Mrs. Felicia Reynolds (Sister) of 14 Millais Buildings, Millbank Estate, Westminster, London S.W.I. England is listed and also marked as Undelivered.
UK Commonwealth War Graves printed index: TOWELL, Pte. G. J., 163452. 18th Bn. Canadian Inf. (Western Ontario Regt.). 15th Sept., 1916. VII. D. II.

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ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-23 08:36:37 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-23 08:37:05 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23244 TOWELL, George James1884ENG, LDN, London Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
9553 TOWELL, Samuel1892ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos