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Record #27242
Name :
: Douglas PONSONBY (1921 - )
  aka : Douglas Henry Talbot


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Dec 1921   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthSouth Africa, Potchefstroom
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Nov 1935
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesDouglas Ponsonby, 13, arrived in Fremantle from London in November 1935 in a group of 23 children bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He served in WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
PONSONBY DOUGLAS HENRY TALBOT : Service Number - 29988 : Date of birth - 23 Dec 1921 : Place of birth - POTCHFSROOM : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - PONSONBY OLIVE

Christening found on Rootsweb:
Christian name: Douglas Henry Talbot
Parents Christian Names: Henry Pemberton & Elsie Kathleen
Parents Surname: PONSONBY
Abode: 200 Potgieter St. Potchefstroom
Quality, Trade or Profession: Farmer
Sponsers or Witnesses: Douglas Gordon PONSONBY - Frederick Talbot PONSONBY - Anne Margaret Christina PONSONBY
By Whom the ceremony was Performed: W. KERR 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-05-06 08:05:52 / mollipops1

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27242 PONSONBY, Douglas1921ZA_,    , Potchefstroom Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4848 ROSA, Charles Edward1913ZA_,    , Johannesburg Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
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