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Record #5549
Name :
: William Arthur BOWRY (1914 - 1976)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 May 1914   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1941   Spouse/Notes : Margaret May Day in Perth
Marriage (2)
: 1946

Date of Death
: 6 Aug 1976   Notes : Source: Ozburials
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Perth

Buried at Merredin Cemetery
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Beltana

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Waifs & Strays

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesIn 1928, William A. Bowry, 14, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 52 boys from the Child Emigration Society, The Strand, London, England. UK address shown as Waifs and Strays, Chertsey, Surrey.

Bill Bowry was in the Australian army from 1940 to 1946, with 472 days overseas service. He worked for the WA railways, based in Northam.
BOWRY WILLIAM : Service Number - WX9542 : Date of birth - 09 May 1914 : Place of birth - EDINBURGH SCOTLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - MILLS

He married first Margaret May Day in Perth in 1941 (reg 604). They divorced in 1943 and he remarried in 1946 (reg 1286).

He died at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Australia, 6 Aug 1976 aged 62 and is buried at Merredin Cemetery, Western Australia.

Update 31.07.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-13 19:30:42 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-08-07 20:26:38 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27034 ABBOTT, Franz Arnold1918ENG, DEV Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27033 ABBOTT, Harry Franz1917ENG, MDX, Hendon Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27035 ALDER, John Harkis1914ENG, OXF Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27036 APPLEGATE, Sidney Thomas1916ENG, LND, Hackney Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27037 BEADLE, John William Avery1916ENG, DUR, Houghton le Spring Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5549 BOWRY, William Arthur1914SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27038 BRADSHAW, John Albert1915ENG, LAN, Warrington Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27044 BRUSTMEYER, George1914ENG, LND, Marylebone Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27039 BURGESS, Norman1917ENG, LIN, Louth Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27040 BUTTERFIELD, Albert Charles1915ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27041 CHALLIS, Frederick Victor1914ENG, LND, Wandsworth Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27042 CHECKLEY, Raymond George1916ENG, NFK, Kings Lynn Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27043 CLARK, Henry1914ENG, ESS Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27045 COLE, Thomas1916ENG, LND Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27046 COLLINSON, Arthur James1916ENG, LND, Bethnal Green Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27047 COLLINSON, Eric Edward1917ENG, SFK Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27048 DAVIS, Francis1916ENG, LAN, West Derby Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27049 DENBY, John Frederick1917ENG, YKS, Goole Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27050 FOX, George1917ENG, BRK, Wokingham Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes Pinjarra1929  
27051 GILCHRIST, Francis1915SCT, LKS, Glasgow Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27052 GODSELL, Frederick John1914ENG, GLS, Cheltenham Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27053 GREGORY, Ernest1917ENG, YKS, Sheffield Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27054 HAWES, Albert George1914ENG, LND, Marylebone Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27055 HEATON, Kenneth Wilfred Dare1916SCT,     Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27056 HOLT, John1915ENG, WAR, Coventry Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27057 HUCKLE, Ronald William1917ENG, SFK, Bury St Edmunds Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27058 INGRAM, John Thomas1916ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27059 INGRAM, Leslie Gerald Hamlet1914ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27060 KING, George1913ENG, SRY, Reigate Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27061 KING, Godfrey Gilbert1916ENG, LND, Wandsworth Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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