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Record #12083
Name :
: Alexander Stuart BENSON (1918 - 2002)


Father
: Charles Ernest BENSON
Mother
: Clara SYRETT or SIRETT
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Jan 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1944   Spouse/Notes : Mabel Iris LUNDIE, Perth
Marriage (2)
: 1953   Spouse/Notes : Hilda Margaret HOWDEN, Perth

Date of Death
: 9 Sep 2002   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Southwark

Jan qtr, mmn SYRETT
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Perth

Burial at Karrakatta Anglican.
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth of a Alexander S Benson registered in Jan Qtr of 1918 in Southwark, London, mothers maiden name Syrett
(likely marriage for his parents - Charles Ernest BENSON and Clara Hannah SIRETT in 1905 in Greenwich district (1d 742)

Residence in UK given on passenger list as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

Service in WW2 :
BENSON ALEXANDER STUART : Service Number - WX40996 : Date of birth - 04 Jan 1918 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - BATCHELOR NT : Next of Kin - BENSON CLARA (his mother, 69 Clay St, Walworth London).

Alexander first married Mabel Iris LUNDIE in 1944 (reg 2949, Perth); they divorced in 1949. He then married Hilda Margaret HOWDEN (d. 1987 aged 62) in 1953 (reg 1580 Perth).

He died on 9 Sep 2002 aged 84, burial at Karrakatta Anglican.

Update : 24.07.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-27 13:35:02 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-07-27 11:50:17 / alanmack

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