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Record #21131

Name :: : Richard E CURD (1902 - 1971)
aka : Richard FAIRHALL-CURD
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 5 Nov 1902 Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record
Marriage (1): : 1937 Spouse/Notes : Norah WESTON (Perth, reg 742)
Marriage (2): : 1961 Spouse/Notes : Winnie EVANS (Perth, reg 1367)
Date of Death: : 7 Mar 1971 Notes : Source: Death registration

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Rye

Dec qtr, 2b 4

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : Jan 1913
Country: : Australia
Ship: : Australind
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Fairbridge Homes

NotesOn December 5 1912, Richard Curd, 9, departed for Australia on board the Australind. He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
FAIRHALL-CURD RICHARD : Service Number - WX4675 : Date of birth - 05 Nov 1902 : Place of birth - RYE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - FAIRHALL-CURD NORA

"Richard and his brother were admitted to the Rye, Sussex Union Workhouse after their mother died in 1906 and their elderly father struggled to keep the family together. There were five Fairhall-Curd children in total. The birth, marriage, and death indexes indicate that William Webb Fairhall, their father, died in 1918. The register in the possession of the Old Fairbridgians’ Association, Western Australia, confirms that Richard Curd was in the care of the Rye, Sussex, Board of Guardians before emigration to Australia. The author says that he was “a sturdy, healthy type, of not very high order of intelligence.” He is complimented, however, on his ability to clean to a very high standard.

Richard left Fairbridge in August of 1919 and the OFA register tells us that Richard had taken a variety of jobs in the wheat belt and at some point took up his own block of land. Unfortunately, this was not to be a successful venture for Richard because he did not have the necessary capital to make a success of it. According to the Australian electoral rolls he subsequently worked as both a laborer and a truck driver. He is reported to have
married an elderly woman and this probably refers to his wife-to-be, Norah. He appears to have remained in Western Australia (in various Perth suburbs), and marries a lady called Norah in 1939 right before World War II. The Australian National Archives have an army service record on file for him, which indicates he served between 1939 and 1947 with a service number of WX4675.

He married for a second time after the death of his first wife in 1960. Richard was to pass away at the
age of 68 on March 7, 1971. His ashes were dispersed at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth."

Source: Fairbridge Kids - "Unspeakable Blessings" (Angela Sherry, 2013).

ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-06 04:48:07 / From original database

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3057	ABBOTT, Harold Lancelot	1895	ENG, SSX, Steyning	Jul 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
21088	ADAMS, Percy Robert	1884	ENG, SSX, Hastings	Apr 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
8059	ADAMS, Sophia Elizabeth	1847	ENG, SSX, Hurstpierpoint	Jun 1869 : Austrian	CAN	Maria Rye
16636	ALABASTER, George William	1877	ENG, SSX, Chichester	May 1890 : Parisian	CAN	Rev. William J. Pady
2851	ALCE, William Henry	1894	ENG, SSX, Seaford	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
9623	ALDRICH, Francis Vincent	1900	ENG, SSX, Brighton	May 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
10218	ALEXANDER, Edward Bubbings	1901	ENG, SSX, Rye	May 1913 : Corsican	CAN	MacPherson Homes
10417	ALEXANDER, Kevin Ernest	1909	ENG, SSX, Littlehampton	May 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Father Hudsons Homes
25137	ANDREWS, Herbert George	1912	ENG, SSX	Feb 1924 : Euripides	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
19225	BACKSHALL, Charles Albert Edward	1903	ENG, SSX, Brighton	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16427	BANKS, Harry	1915	ENG, SSX, New Haven	Jul 1923 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
16392	BANKS, Hilda Pearl	1909	ENG, SSX, Eastbourne	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
16391	BANKS, Ivy Melisa	1917	ENG, SSX, Eastbourne	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
4077	BARBER, Walter	1887	ENG, SSX, Camberwell	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
8684	BARRINGER, Frank	1895	ENG, SSX, Lewes	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos	Shanley
11076	BATHE, Harry	1889	ENG, SSX, Brighton	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
4317	BEATEY, James Henry	1873	ENG, SSX, Steyning	1888 : - Unknown -	CAN	Washwell House
16688	BLUNT, Albert	1882	ENG, SSX, Eastborne	Mar 1892 : Carthaginian	CAN	Barnardos
22125	BONE, Peter Knowles	1913	ENG, SSX, Eastbourne	May 1931 : Westernland	CAN	National Association of Boys\' Clubs
3481	BOUGH, Arthur	1896	ENG, SSX, Steyning	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
27021	BREACH, Godfrey James	1913	ENG, SSX, Hastings	Mar 1926 : Berrima	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
8737	BRENTON, Charles L.	1911	ENG, SSX, Hailsham	Apr 1928 : Andania	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5511	BROOKMAN, Michael John. D.	1930	ENG, SSX, Brighton	Aug 1939 : Orama	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26272	BROWN, Horace	1920	ENG, SSX, Hastings	Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3330	BRUNGER, Ada Zora	1899	ENG, SSX, Hastings	Apr 1912 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
3329	BRUNGER, Charles Edward	1896	ENG, SSX, Hastings	May 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
4247	BUDDLE, Adelaide Jane	1887	ENG, SSX, Brighton	Sep 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
10661	BURRAGE, Arthur	1899	ENG, SSX, Horsham	Jul 1915 : Hesperian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
4718	CARNOHAN, Percy Bell	1897	ENG, SSX, Brighton	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
3497	CHARMAN, George Frewin	1896	ENG, SSX, Horsham	Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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