British Home Child Information Sheet
BHC Registry ID #: 37253Name & Birth
Surname: LINGHAMGiven Names: Herbert Spencer
Born:09 December 1898Gender:Male
Born at:Hackney, London, England
 
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Death
Died: 15 September 1918 Age at death: 19
Died at: France
Cause: Killed in Action War Related Death: Yes  
Cemetery: Dominion Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Cemetery Plot: II. B. 4. Find-A-Grave ID: 56187085
Emigration
Sending or Escorting Organization: Barnardo's
Canadian Distribution Home Name/Address: Toronto
Age at Emigration: 9 Ship Sailed: Dominion
Departure Date: 12 March 1908 Port of Departure: Liverpool
Arrival Date: 21 March 1908 Port of Arrival: Halifax
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Military Service
War: WW1
Country Served: CanadaService Number: 730290
Regiment: 11th BattalionRank: Private
Attestation Date:31 December 1915Attested at:Galt, Ontario, Canada
Next of Kin:Mrs E WHITTYNoK Relationship:Guardian
Next of Kin Address:Grays, Essex, England
Sources and Notes
In LAC BHC Index (travel) as Herbert LINGHAM, age 9

Ups and Downs (magazine published by the Canadian Branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Toronto), July 1916: Herbert S LINGHAM - Enlisted in Overseas Canadian Forces - Arrived from England in 1908 --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 237812

Ups and Downs (magazine published by the Canadian Branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Toronto), July 1916: Herbert LINGHAM - Donation --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 237812

UK GRO Birth Registration Index: Herbert Spencer LINGHAM - Mother's Maiden Surname: (blank) - Registration Year: 1898 - Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec - Registration district: Hackney - Inferred County: London - Volume: 1b - Page: 548

WW1 Canada Military Attestation / Service Record: Herbert Spencer LINGHAM - Service Number: 730290 - Date of Birth: 09 December 1897 [sic] - Place of Birth: Grays, Essex, England [sic] - Killed in Action: 15 September 1918

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