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Personal data George Edward Sherren (Capt.) 

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Household of George Edward Sherren (Capt.)

He had a relationship with Edith Elizabeth "Elsie" Ann SPICER.


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Notes about George Edward Sherren (Capt.)

George E. Sherren held a position in the Royal Bank of Canada at Charlottetown when he enlisted in the 2nd Canadian Siege Battery for overseas service and left Charlottetown with the Battery in October 1915. He saw much action in France and Belgium; was severely wounded at Paschendale in October 5th , 1917. After being discharged from Camp Hill Military Hospital he was awarded the Honourary Officer’s Meritorious Badge of Service. At the outbreak of WW II, he had much to do with the recruiting of the PE Company of Veterans Guard of Canada. He was commissioned as an officer in the
17 th Reconnaissance Regiment Reserve Army, qualified as a Captain, and after demobilization was placed on the Reserve of Officers

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  1. Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: 5 Dec 1891 Birth place: Crapaud, Prince Edward Island Residence date: Residence place: Canada
    / Ancestry.ca
  4. Web: Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index, 1788-1943, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. Thea Clayton's book: The Sherrens of Broadmayne, Sherren Book, pg. 9/E

Historical events

Birthday December 5, 1891

  • The temperature on December 5, 1891 was about 11.1 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
    • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.

Christening day February 21, 1892

  • The temperature on February 21, 1892 was about 2.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
    • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
    • June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    • July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
    • August 9 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
    • November 12 » Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.

Day of death April 22, 1979

  • The temperature on April 22, 1979 was between 5.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1979: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico.
    • January 30 » A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
    • February 17 » The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
    • October 14 » The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people.
    • November 17 » Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.
    • December 10 » Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested.


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