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Record #26253
Name :
: Donald Ivan DRINKWATER (1925 - )
  aka : Donald Ivor


Father
: Harry William DRINKWATER
Mother
: Laura HEMING
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 Jun 1925   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Homes; FreeBMD

Marriage (1)
: 1950   Spouse/Notes : Dolores SHERIDAN (Perth, reg 3013)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Evesham

Birth reg Sep qtr 1925, 6c 267, mother's maiden name HEMING
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1937
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Oronsay

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesDonald was one of 31 children aged between 4 and 13 arriving from London to Fremantle, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was 11 years old.

His brother Beresford Douglas arrived aboard Oronsay in 1932 and another brother Basil arrived aboard Otranto in 1933.

He was a Leading Aircraftman in the RAAF in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch) also also signed up for the volunteer army corps:
DRINKWATER Donald Ivor : Service Number - A51013 : Date of Birth - 24/06/1925 : Place of Birth - Evesham, ENGLAND : Conflict - WW2
DRINKWATER DONALD IVOR : Service Number - W84972 : Date of birth - 24 Jun 1924 : Place of birth - EVASHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - WANDERING WA : Next of Kin – Unknown

His wife Dolores died 29 Jan 1970, aged 39 (Karrakatta RC PB83). 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-09-25 06:23:41 / mollipops1

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Last Updated : 2016-06-25 06:15:35 / mollipops1

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