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Record #5493
Name :
: John ACOL (1920 - 1989)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 Oct 1920

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Oct 1989
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Hampstead
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Nov 1932
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for John Acol: Mother's Maiden Surname: Acol; Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1920; Registration district: Hampstead; Registration county: Greater London; Volume Number: 1a; Page Number: 1018.

In 1932, John Acol, 11, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 39 children from the Child Emigration Society, Strand, London, England, accompanied by Miss Katherine Ross-Hume and Mrs. Charlotte E. Groom, matrons. He was placed in Raleigh Cottage at the Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Australia.

John Acol served in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, in Korea. He was awarded the following honors:

Mention in Despatches

Service Number: 51591
Service: Army
Rank: Temporary Sergeant
Unit: 2RAR
Conflict: Korea
Date of London Gazette: 24 November 1953, page 6380, position 3

John Acol died October 14, 1989, in Australia. He is remembered on the Fairbridge Memorial Wall. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-09 11:51:04 / From original database

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Last Updated : 2009-03-09 11:58:32 /

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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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