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Record #26643
Name :
: Thomas William EMMERSON (1923 - 2014)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Oct 1923   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1947   Spouse/Notes : Gertrude WEAVER (Perth district, reg 1930)
Marriage (2)
: 1951   Spouse/Notes : Doris May BUTLER (Perth district, reg 2403)

Date of Death
: 23 Oct 2014   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Auckland

Birth reg Dec qtr 1923 (10a 403), mmn EMMERSON (Source: FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Dec 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Baradine

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesThomas arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia aboard ‘Baradine’ on Christmas Day, 1934. He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra WA.

He served in WWII as a Gunner (2/3 AUST A A REGT S/L BTY 1942-46):
EMMERSON THOMAS WILLIAM : Service Number - WX33794 : Date of birth - 06 Oct 1923 : Place of birth - DURHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - COMO WA : Next of Kin - GATENBY ANNE

Thos died in 2014 aged 91 and is memorialised at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park (Sir Thos Meagher Lake GB41). First wife Gertrude Ethel (b. 1926) died on 12 Jan 1949 aged 22 (Karrakatta Cemetery, Wesleyan BA106). Doris May died 13 Oct 2011 aged 81 (memorialised with Thos, GB40). 
ContributorsCreated : 2016-01-09 05:44:16 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2016-01-09 05:51:21 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
20888 ALDERSON, Arthur1912ENG, DUR Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25142 BAGOT, Geoffrey1924ENG, ESS Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26638 BAXTER, Charles Frederick1924ENG, MDX, Hendon Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20889 BROWNE, Donald William1914ENG,     Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20890 CHARLES, Robert1911ENG,     Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26639 COOPER, John Francis1925IRL, NIR, Belfast Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26640 DARRINGTON, Richard John1922ENG, BDF, Bedford Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26641 EDWARDS, Frederick George1924 Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26642 ELY, Edward1927ENG, WAR, Birmingham S. Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26643 EMMERSON, Thomas William1923ENG, DUR, Auckland Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20891 FEARN, Arthur William1913ENG, MDX, Brentford Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26644 FINLAY, Donald1927ENG, NBL, Newscastle upon Tyne Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5492 GIBBON, Bernard1913ENG, MDX, Willesden Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26645 GIBSON, George Isaac1926ENG, DUR, South Shields Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26646 GIBSON, Mary Elizabeth Metcalf1926ENG, DUR, South Shields Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20892 GOLDSWORTHY, Joseph Ernest1913ENG, BRK, Reading Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26793 HEALEY, Frank1923ENG, LAN, Bury Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26794 HEALEY, Thomas1925ENG, LAN, Bury Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20893 HOPKINS, Florence Ann1909ENG,     Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes mollipops1 , Amylee Amy-lee McCain , Pinjarra1929  
26647 HORTON, Donald Walter1921ENG,     Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26776 HURST, Patrick George1923ENG, LND, Mile End Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26775 HURST, Ronald1925ENG, LND, Mile End Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20894 KINNON, John1911ENG,     Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26778 LEE, Frederick George1925ENG, ESS, West Ham Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26777 LEE, Robert Leonard1924ENG, ESS, West Ham Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20895 MANN, Philip Claude1914ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26779 MARSHALL, Gordon Bernard Victor1924ENG, LND, Marylebone Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26780 MCCAUGHAN, Thomas John George1923 Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20872 MEARS, Abednego1912ENG,     Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20873 MEARS, Meslack1913ENG,     Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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