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Record #5496
Name :
: Anthony Robert ARNOTT (1923 - 2002)
  aka : Robert A Arnott


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Sep 1923

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 4 Aug 2002
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Darlington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia

Memorialised at Fremantle Cemetery (Lawn R573).
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Robert A Arnott: Mother's Maiden Surname: Dunn; Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1923; Registration district: Darlington; Registration county: Durham; Volume Number: 10a; Page Number: 31. Parents: Richard Hamilton Arnott and Elizabeth Maud Dunn, married 1908, Darlington, Durham, England.

In 1934, Anthony Arnott, 10 (and brother Michael Arnott, 8) arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 22 children from the Child Emigration Society, Strand, London, England, accompanied by Miss Grace Bell, Deaconess. He was placed in Newton Cottage at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Australia.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
ARNOTT ANTHONY ROBERT : Service Number - WX26481 : Date of birth - 15 Sep 1923 : Place of birth - DURHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - DANDARRAGAN WA : Next of Kin - ARNOTT EDITH

Anthony Robert Arnott died August 4, 2002 aged 78. He is remembered on the Fairbridge Memorial Wall and memorialised at Fremantle Cemetery (Lawn R573).

Updated 24.06.2016 from mollipops  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-09 12:41:02 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1 , alanmack

Last Updated : 2016-06-24 03:09:13 /

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5210 ALSOP, Benjamin H.1929ENG, DUR, Darlington Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
5212 ALSOP, James 1927ENG, DUR, Darlington Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
5496 ARNOTT, Anthony Robert1923ENG, DUR, Darlington May 1934 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5497 ARNOTT, Michael1925ENG, DUR, Darlington May 1934 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
14988 CAMPBELL, Thomas1874ENG, DUR, Darlington Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Colonization Fund, London