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Record #5494
Name :
: Robert ANDERSON (1918 - 1997)


Father
: Robert ANDERSON
Mother
: Mabel WHALE
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Nov 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 8 May 1997   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Dec qtr, 1d 341, mmn WHALE (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Barrabool

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesIn 1930, Robert Anderson, 9, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 8 children from the Child Emigration Society, Strand, London, England, accompanied by Miss E. A. Burchell, matron. He was placed in Forrest Cottage at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Australia.

Robert and his sister Muriel were two of the 6 boys and 2 girls aboard ‘Barrabool’ to Fremantle, Western Australia from London “in the charge of a lady passenger” (source: NLA Trove Newspapers). Both resided at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, from 20 Oct 1930 (source: Fairbridge Kids).


Robert enlisted in WWII : ANDERSON ROBERT : Service Number - WX20013 : Date of birth - 16 Nov 1918 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - ANDERSON MURIEL [his sister]
(Source: NAA RecordSearch)

Robert Anderson died May 8, 1997, in Australia.

Updated 08.09.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-09 12:06:19 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-09-08 13:45:28 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26974 ALEXANDER, Reginald Gordon1917ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25136 ANDERSON, Muriel Helen1921ENG, ESS, West Ham Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5494 ANDERSON, Robert1918ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25268 BLAKE, James Sidney1919ENG, LND, Wandsworth Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25269 BLAKE, William Victor1921ENG, LND, Wandsworth Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25431 BROWNE, Francis Wilfred1919ENG, LAN, Preston Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26322 BUCKLAND, George William1918ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26975 CLOFULIA, Leslie1916ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26976 DOBSON, Harold1916ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26977 DOUBLE, James1918ENG, LND, Kensington Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26979 FARRER, Geoffrey Dietrich Keen 1913ENG, LND, Holborn Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26978 FARRER, Humphrey Bertram1916ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26892 FLETCHER, Desmond Carlton1922ENG, STS, Silverdale Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5429 GEARY, William Crocker1920ENG,     Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26893 HYATT, Irma Joan1922ENG, LND, Hammersmith Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26980 JACKSON, Frederick1917ENG,     Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26985 MILNE, Walter1916ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26981 MURRELL, Alfred John1916ENG, LND, Southwark Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26982 O'DELL, James Clifton1917ENG, KEN, Elham, Folkestone Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26894 OSBORNE, John1918ENG,     Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26983 POWELL, Bertie1919ENG, LND Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26984 SMILES, Frederick William1916ENG, ESS, West Ham Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes