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Record #23556
Name :
: Bertie Kitchener PRESS (1915 - 1994)
  aka : Bertie Kitchener Press MORICE


Father
: Israel PRESS
Mother
: Emily NIGHTINGALE
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Sep 1915   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1948   Spouse/Notes : Dora Elizabeth Lorraine LEANEY nee RETZLAFF (Perth, reg 1788)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 5 Jan 1994   Notes : Source: Ozburials
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Dec qtr, 6d 510, mmn NIGHTINGALE
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Bunbury
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Benalla

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn 9th February 1928, Bertie K Press, 12, departed for Australia on board SS Benalla, his previous address was given as The Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2. He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
PRESS BERTIE KITCHENER : Service Number - WX14229 : Date of birth - 13 Sep 1915 : Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - PRESS EMILY

At some point, Bertie changed his surname to MORICE, a name which seems to be connected to his wife's family RETZLAFF.

His wife was Dora b. 6 January 1923, d. 4 December 2002 [as MORICE]. Both interred at Bunbury Cemetery WA, along with infant child Corran (1946-1947) 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-18 05:07:42 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23646 ANDERSON, Douglas1916ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
8780 ANNETTS, Raymond Douglas1917ENG, LND, Lambeth Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23647 BADHAM, Francis1911ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23648 BARKER, Thomas1911ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23649 BARLOW, Henry1911ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23650 BARROW, George1909ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23651 BARTLETT, George H J1910ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23652 BIZZELL, George L1911ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
5535 BOUCHER, Harold 1915ENG, STS, Wolverhampton Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23653 BOUGHTON, Arthur1909ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23539 BRACE, William Charles1916ENG, BKM, Aylsbury Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23654 BRIDGER, Alfred Thomas1911ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23540 BRUINES, Frederick1915ENG, YKS Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23655 BURROWS, Leslie J1911ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23656 BUTTERFIELD, Frederick W1912ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23657 CAPPER, Charles L1910ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23658 CARTER, Harry1909ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23541 CHIPCHASE, Robert1916ENG, YKS, Guisborough Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23542 COPLEY, George Edward1917ENG, YKS, Dewsbury Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23543 CRAMP, Arthur Victor1916ENG, SSX, Hastings Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23659 DABORN, Thomas C1908ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23660 DANN, William H1909ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23661 DYKE, Frederick C1909ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23544 ELLIOTT, John Frederick1914ENG,     Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23545 FORRESTER, John Whyte1917ENG, HAM, Brading, Isle of Wight Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24301 FOWLER, Clement A1909 Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
24302 FROST, Fred W1910 Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
24303 GOFF, Ernest E1909 Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
11924 GWYER, Edward George1911ENG,     Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
23546 HALL, Eric1920ENG,     Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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