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Record #20882
Name :
: William SOMERVILLE (1914 - 1944)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Dec 1914   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 12 Sep 1944   Notes : Source: WWII Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Stirling, Bannockburn

From enlistment papers (NAA RecordSearch)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

POW Thailand/Malaya, missing presumed dead, aged 29
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1924
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Baradine

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn December 20 1923, William Somerville, 9, departed for Australia, c/o The Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, The Strand. He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

William servedin WWII as a Sapper (NAA RecordSearch):
SOMERVILLE WILLIAM : Service Number - WX12500 : Date of birth - 08 Dec 1914 : Place of birth - SCOTLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - Unknown

Memorialised at Labuan War Cemetery, on the small island of Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia. 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-04 14:41:14 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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21176 MACDONALD, William1913SCT, STI, Falkirk May 1922 : Orsova AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26387 PATERSON, John McLeish1923SCT, STI Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26260 PATERSON, Wilhelmina Oliphant Clare1926SCT, STI Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27296 SMEATON, Andrew1918SCT, STI Jun 1929 : Largs Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20882 SOMERVILLE, William1914SCT, STI, Bannockburn Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes