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Record #27144
Name :
: Jeffrey ATWILL (1919 - 1943)
  aka : Jeffrey Ernest David


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Oct 1919   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 27 Nov 1943   Notes : Source: WWII Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Camberwell

Dec qtr 1919, 1d 1589, mmn ATWILL as Jeffrey E D ATWILL (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesJeffrey Atwill arrived in Australia in a group of 53 Barnardo children from Stepney Causeway, London, accompanied by Matron Hodgetts and Mr John Gregg. One boy was put ashore at Colombo with a septic leg and another (William RALPH) stayed in Western Australia; 51 went on to Sydney.

The boys were aged from nine to 17 years. The older lads were to be sent on to farms, and the younger ones to school at Mowbray Park, Picton. (Source: NLA Trove newspapers)

Most likely this man who served in WWII (NAA RecordSearch) - KIA aged 24 - enlisted initially in Manly, NSW:
ATWILL JEFFREY ERNEST DAVID : Service Number - SX10964 : Date of birth - 18 Oct 1919 : Place of birth - GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - ADELAIDE SA : Next of Kin - PHELPS AMY [foster mother, Redline Cottage, Gloucestershire]

CWGC site states he was the foster-son of Rowland Edward and Amy Celia Phelps, of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-04-16 09:24:05 / mollipops1

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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5493 ACOL, John1920ENG, LND, Hampstead Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27143 ALEXANDER, John  Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
27136 ANDREWS, Edward Maurice1918ENG, CAM, Cambridge Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
27144 ATWILL, Jeffrey1919ENG, LND, Camberwell Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
27145 BARGES, Edwin1916ES_,    , San Fernandos Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
4732 BARRACLOUGH, George Edward1920ENG, YKS, Scarborough Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
27122 BEAUDOIRE, Charles Alexander1917ENG, MDX, Islington Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
26863 BEAVEN, Joan1924ENG, WIL, Salisbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26862 BEAVEN, Margaret Annie May1922ENG, WIL, Salisbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27100 BENNETT, Joyce Clara1919ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27147 BENNETT, Reginald  Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
27228 BENSON, Eugene1925ENG,     Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27101 BISHOP, Albert William Leslie1920ENG, BDF, Luton Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27212 BOURNE, Marjorie1923ENG, LIN, Caistor Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27102 BOWLES, Gordon Roy1919ENG, LND, Chelsea Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12230 BROOKS, Williams1922ENG,     Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27146 BROOMFIELD, Harold J1917ENG,     Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
26864 BROWN, Eric John1923ENG,     Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26865 BURCH, Mary Joyce1924ENG, LND, Greenwich Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12231 BURCHELL, Reginald Thomas1920ENG, WAR, Kings Norton Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12232 BURCHELL, Ronald1922ENG, WAR, Birmingham Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12233 BURNS, Matthew1921ENG,     Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes kcoventry  
27134 CARR, George Richard1920ENG,     Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
12234 CARTER, Roy1925ENG, SOM, Bath Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27149 CARTWRIGHT, Edward J  Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
27103 CLAYSON, Percy Norman Robert1919ENG,     Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27229 CLEARY, Norman Stephen1925ENG, YKS, Doncaster Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27148 COLE, Albert Reginald1914ENG,     Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
26866 COLEMAN, Dorothy Jean1925ENG, OXF, Banbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27135 COLEMAN, Frank Edward1920ENG, SSX, Hastings Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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