He was born 13 April,1884 in Tibberton, Worcestershire, England to John Davis and Eliza Preston. John died on WP’s 6th birthday 1890. His mom had just had a baby and had 4 other boys to take care of. Although her mother-in-law moved in to help, it was still too much. Eventually WP was sent to the the Royal Albert Orphanage in Worcester. He went in just before his 8th birthday and stayed until his 15th birthday when he was discharged to ‘emmegrate to Canada on the SS Dominion under the care of Rev. Robert Wallace of Marchmount House, Belleville, Ontario. Wallace operated under Dr. Bernardo’s British Home Child program which sent over 100,000 poor and orphaned children to Canada. September 28th has been declared at British Home Child Day in Canada.
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