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Record #5461
Name :
: Horace William Jesse OFFEN (1917 - 1940)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 2 Sep 1917   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 7 Oct 1940   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Canterbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Nov 1929   Notes : Corrected from Dec 1929 (per
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Horace W J Offen: Mother's Maiden Surname: Amos; Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1917; Registration district: Canterbury; Registration county: Kent; Volume Number: 2a; Page Number: 1313.

In 1929, Horace W. J. Offen, 12 (along with sister, Mabel M. M. Offen, 9) arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 37 children from the Child Emigration Society, Strand, London, England. He was placed in Nelson Cottage at Fairbridge Farm School, Fremantle, Australia.

Horace W. J. Offen died on October 7, 1940, at the age of 23. He is buried at Fairbridge Cemetery. The cemetery is located a couple of kilometres past the farm and beyond the second gravel pit. Containing some 24 graves, this is a very secluded and peaceful resting place. The cemetery is well tended.

Update 12.09.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-07 11:31:18 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-09-12 13:11:52 / alanmack

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