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Record #14628
Name :
: Valentine Donald KNOCKER (1914 - 1945)


Father
: Frank Richard KNOCKER
Mother
: Mabel Sophie BECKETT
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Feb 1914   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 23 Aug 1945   Notes : Source: WWII Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Jun qtr, 1d 772, mmn BECKETT
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1925
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Demosthenes

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
Notesn Dec Qtr of 1908 Frank Richard Knocker married Mabel Sophie Beckett in Lambeth. In 1911, Frank Richard Knocker, 24, wife Frank????, 23, and daughter Phyllis May, 2, Kate Constance, 8m, at 24 Osborne Terrace, Clapton, London.

Siblings Richard H born 1912, Ada Winifred born 1917 and Malcolm Amos born 1920. Both Ada and Malcolm were also sent to Fairbridge, Pinjarra, in 1928 and 1929 respectively.

Mabel S Knocker died aged 36, registered in Dec qtr of 1922 in Lambeth.

On May 3 1922, Richard Henry, 11, Valentine Donald, 7, were admitted to Norwood Schools from Lambeth Hospital followed by their brother Malcolm Amos, 2, on May 10.

Frank Richard Knocker died aged 41, registered in Sep qtr 1928 in Lambeth.

Valentine enlisted in WWII - he died as a POW in Sumatra, aged 30 (Source NAA RecordSearch)
KNOCKER VALENTINE DONALD : Service Number - WX14789 : Date of birth - 14 Feb 1915 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - BALMER PHYLLIS 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-05-25 04:56:44 / From original database

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16440 KNIGHT, Albert1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
26558 KNIGHT, Albert E1885ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14308 KNIGHT, Alfred1888ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
12021 KNIGHT, Alice May1864ENG,     Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
16185 KNIGHT, Charles1882ENG,     Apr 1893 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18213 KNIGHT, Charles H1875ENG,     Aug 1889 : Oregon CAN Waifs & Strays  
21291 KNIGHT, Charles N1915ENG, KEN, Thanet Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
9880 KNIGHT, Edith1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
25583 KNIGHT, Edith1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
15679 KNIGHT, Elizabeth ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
11385 KNIGHT, Eva1899ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26165 KNIGHT, F C1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
6245 KNIGHT, Frederick G1902ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6797 KNIGHT, George1871SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
21292 KNIGHT, George D1917ENG, KEN, Thanet Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
23954 KNIGHT, Herbert1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
11988 KNIGHT, Herbert Norman George1912ENG, MDX, London May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
11987 KNIGHT, Horace Adolphus1908ENG, MDX, London May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
21233 KNIGHT, James1896 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
17829 KNIGHT, James W1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6815 KNIGHT, Jessie1865SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7246 KNIGHT, John 1916ENG, LDN, London Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
14095 KNIGHT, John1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
14307 KNIGHT, John1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
22990 KNIGHT, John1897ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
26052 KNIGHT, John1870 Jun 1881 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
26707 KNIGHT, John1897 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17845 KNIGHT, John Henry1895ENG,     Mar 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
20903 KNIGHT, Leonard1920ENG,     Apr 1938 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5870 KNIGHT, Lily M 1896ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
6208 KNIGHT, Louisa1880ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
4262 KNIGHT, May1893ENG,     May 1904 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
13757 KNIGHT, Minnie Charlotte1883ENG, HAM, Fareham Mar 1893 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
18212 KNIGHT, Robert H1876ENG,     Aug 1889 : Oregon CAN Waifs & Strays  
7378 KNIGHT, Thomas1868ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
19383 KNIGHT, William George1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21232 KNIGHTS, Herbert Edward1892 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
12159 KNOCKER, Ada Winifred1917ENG, LND, Lambeth May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
14629 KNOCKER, Malcolm Amos1920ENG, LND, Lambeth Jun 1929 : Largs Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
14627 KNOCKER, Richard Henry1912ENG, LND, Lambeth Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
14628 KNOCKER, Valentine Donald1914ENG, LND, Lambeth Mar 1925 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9415 KNOPP, Henry1887ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
13930 KNOST, Beatrice1891ENG, CHS, Birkenhead May 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
13938 KNOST, Frederick1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
13931 KNOST, Minnie1888ENG,     May 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
11128 KNOTT, Alfred1893ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
25836 KNOTT, Annie1881 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
10523 KNOTT, Christopher1915ENG, LDN, London Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
27062 KNOTT, Claude1917ENG, HRT, Hitchin Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
18628 KNOTT, Frank1900ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
23073 KNOTT, George1899ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13908 KNOTT, Olive1887ENG,     Sep 1898 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25863 KNOTT, Susan1884 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
4263 KNOTT, Theresa Amelia1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
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