British Home Child Information Sheet
| BHC Registry ID #: 33446Name & Birth | |||
| Surname: | BLISS | Given Names: | Robert James |
| Born: | 01 May 1893 | Gender: | Male |
| Born at: | Elham, Kent, England | ||
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Biological Parents
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| Surname: | POILE | Given Names: | |
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| BHC ID | Surname | Given Names | |||
| 45896 | BLISS | Frederick | |||
| 33418 | BLISS | Henry | |||
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Military Service
| War: WW1 | |||
| Country Served: | Canada | Service Number: | 53655 |
| Regiment: | 18th Battalion | Rank: | Private |
| Attestation Date: | 02 November 1914 | Attested at: | St Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| Next of Kin: | Eliza BLISS | NoK Relationship: | Mother |
| Next of Kin Address: | Folkstone, Kent, England | ||
Sources and Notes
In LAC BHC Index (travel) as Robert BLISS, age 16
Record Title: Records of the Fegan Distributing Home in Toronto: Robert James BLISS - Age: 17 - Year of Arrival: 1910 - Ship: EMPRESS OF IRELAND - Sent by: Fegan --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 136614
NOTE: Fegan ledgers often give age older than / conflict with ages shown on passenger lists.
Record Title: Records of the Fegan Distributing Home in Toronto: Robert BLISS - Sent by: Fegan - Notes: Military Service. Wounded France. --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 137051
UK GRO Birth Registration Index: Robert James BLISS - Mother's Maiden Surname: POILE - Registration Year: 1893 - Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun - Registration District: Elham - Inferred County: Kent - Volume: 2a - Page: 1007
WW1 Canada Military Attestation / Service Record: Robert BLISS - Service Number: 53655 - Date of Birth: 01 May 1892 [sic] - Place of Birth: Folkstone, England
Record Title: Records of the Fegan Distributing Home in Toronto: Robert James BLISS - Age: 17 - Year of Arrival: 1910 - Ship: EMPRESS OF IRELAND - Sent by: Fegan --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 136614
NOTE: Fegan ledgers often give age older than / conflict with ages shown on passenger lists.
Record Title: Records of the Fegan Distributing Home in Toronto: Robert BLISS - Sent by: Fegan - Notes: Military Service. Wounded France. --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 137051
UK GRO Birth Registration Index: Robert James BLISS - Mother's Maiden Surname: POILE - Registration Year: 1893 - Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun - Registration District: Elham - Inferred County: Kent - Volume: 2a - Page: 1007
WW1 Canada Military Attestation / Service Record: Robert BLISS - Service Number: 53655 - Date of Birth: 01 May 1892 [sic] - Place of Birth: Folkstone, England
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