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Record #23215
Name :
: William VICKERS (1889 - 1916)
  aka : Private Vickers


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 Sep 1889

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Jul 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northumberland, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
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 William Vickers.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Ancestry.com
Name: William Vickers
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1889
Registration District: Newcastle upon Tyne
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 7

1891 English Census for Isabella and George Vickers sets them in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. Their children are Isaac (12), Hannha (10), George (8), Isabella (3) and William (1).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: VICKERS
Given Name: W.
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-05-25
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1905-06-03
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: From Waifs and Strays Society, London, to Gibbs
Home, Sherbrooke
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-484
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 18 Nov 1914 in Quebec, Canada. William Vickers was born 26 Sep 1889 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. His Next of Kin was listed as George Vickers of 62 Hamilton Street, Newcastle, England. His occupation was listed as Miner. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and brown hair. Religion was listed as Baptist of Congregationalist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that William was Killed in Action. He is buried near Windy Corner of Mount Sorrell (Possibly referring to Mont Sorrel where battles raged in 1916) but the location of that grave is unknown. His name is on Menin Gate, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. Panel 18-24-26-30.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12033833 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-16 15:38:50 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-16 15:39:36 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
15568 VICKERS, Arthur1905ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
20001 VICKERS, Arthur1869ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
16937 VICKERS, Ellen 1886ENG,     Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
19263 VICKERS, Frederick1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14157 VICKERS, Thomas1885ENG,     Aug 1899 : Laurentian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
23215 VICKERS, William1889ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Jul 1905 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
21499 VICKERS, William Henry1897 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos