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Record #23239
Name :
: Joseph TROTT (1893 - 1917)
  aka : Private Trott


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 May 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Acton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Etaples
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Joseph Trott.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Joseph Trott
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1893
Registration District: Aston
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 421

1901 English Census for Mary (37) and William Trott (72) of Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. William was a Button Burnisher. Son Joseph is 8 years old born about 1893 in Birmingham. Boarder, widowed Mary Grew (75) is also in residence.

1911 Canadian Census records for Joseph Trott list he was born in Aug 1892 in England. He is a Domestic in the household of Caroline and Thomas Honey of Little Britain, Ontario. His immigration year as 1909.

Attestation papers signed 3 Mar 1916 in Lindsay, Ontario. Joseph Trott was born 6 May 1893 in Birmingham, England. His current residence was in Little Britain, Ontario. His Next of Kin was listed as his Mother, Mary Trott of No. 2 Ward, Erdington House, Erdington, Birmingham, England. His occupation was Farm Labourer. 5'7 1/2" in height, with blue eyes and dark brown hair, he had a scar from a 'varccose velus' operation. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states Joseph died of wounds at No. 7 Canadian General Hospital in Etaples. His Next of Kin was still his mother's name and address, however a note 'Deceased, see Fyle 6/6/23' is on the card. He was buried at Etaples Military Cemetery,
Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: XXII. H. 6A.

Find A Grave Memorial# 30720042 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-22 11:11:37 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-22 11:12:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2759 TROTT, Henry1882ENG, MDX, Greenwich, London Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
23239 TROTT, Joseph1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham 1908 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos