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Record #12127
Name :
: Ernest Edward SKIPPINGS (1921 - 2001)


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

Marriage (1)
: 1943   Spouse/Notes : Norma Wilma BARRETT (Perth district, reg 2127)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 12 Aug 2001   Notes : Source: Ozburials
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Fife, Burntisland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Bunbury
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesResidence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

Ernest arrived aged 6 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was one of 160 children who came to Australia aboard ‘Ballarat’ in 1928. 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney.

He enlisted in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch)
SKIPPINGS ERNEST EDWARD : Service Number - F3457 : Date of birth - 07 Sep 1921 : Place of birth - BURNTISLAND SCOTLAND : Place of enlistment - FREMANTLE : Next of Kin - SKIPPINGS NORMA

His wife Norma died in 2013. They are buried at Bunbury Cemetery, WA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 12:24:44 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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