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Record #26878
Name :
: William Thomas Huggett COBB (1919 - 2007)


Father
: William C COBB
Mother
: Mabel W SEWRY
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Apr 1919   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1941   Spouse/Notes : Barbara WILLIS, Wellington district reg 81
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 3 Mar 2007   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northamptonshire, Towcester

Birth reg Jun qtr 1919, 3b 14, mmn SEWRY
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Nov 1931
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesWilliam was one of 17 children, the final batch for 1931, who sailed from London to Fremantle by the ‘Ballarat’ to Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was 12 years old.

He was a Warrant Officer for the Royal Australian Navy in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
COBB WILLIAM THOMAS : Service Number - 80762 : Date of birth - 18 Apr 1919 : Place of birth - TOWCESTER ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH : Next of Kin - COBB BARBARA

William died in 2007 aged 87. His wife Barbara died 21 Feb 1978 aged 64. 
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