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Record #12196
Name :
: Arthur William GEAR (1915 - )


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Mar 1915   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Bethnal Green
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Dec 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Bendigo

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn Feb 2 1915, Arthur Gear, 19, married Louisa Ethel Merritt, 17, in St James the Great, Bethnal Green, London

The birth of Arthur W Gear was initially registered in Apr Qtr of 1915 in Bethnal Green with mothers maiden name as Merrett then re-registered in Apr Qtr of 1915 with mothers name spelled Merritt.

A brother Robert was born in 1918 in the Shoreditch district.

Arthur Gear, 13, arrived in a group of 35 bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. Last known address in UK given as The Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand.

Arthur William Gear enlisted in the Australian Army during World War II at Geraldton, Western Australia on March 7 1943. He stated he was single and a labourer. He gave his next of kin as his brother Robert, 143 Ford Road, Dagenham, Essex, and that his usual residence was Perth. 
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Last Updated : 2011-05-30 05:14:01 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12114 ALLEN, Clifford John1914GBG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25434 BUGGINS, Sidney John Thomas1911ENG, ESS, West Ham Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12115 BUIST, Benjamin C1914ENG, DUR, Lanchester Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5432 CANDY, Frank1916ENG, LND, Lambeth Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12116 CRAIG, Frank1915ENG, DUR Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12117 DICKINSON, Wilford1914ENG, YKS, Leeds Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12118 DRURY, Victor Adrian1919ENG, ESS, West Ham Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12119 FLETCHER, John Robert1918ENG, DUR Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12192 FOOTT, Harold James1913ENG, DUR, Teesdale Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12193 FRANCIS, Robert 1914ENG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12194 FRANKLIN, Henry1918ENG, LND, Marylebone Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12195 FREETH, Walter1917ENG, WAR, Birmingham Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12196 GEAR, Arthur William1915ENG, MDX, Bethnal Green Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12197 IDDISON, Roland1916ENG, LND, Hackney Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12198 KINGSWELL, Ronald James1916ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12199 LOFTHOUSE, James Robert1915ENG, DUR, Hartlepool Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12200 MALLINS, George Frederick Lucas1917ENG, WOR, Stourbridge Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12201 MORRELL, William James1916ENG, LND, Fulham Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12202 MUIR, Andrew 1916SCT, LKS, Bothwell Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12203 NICKLIN, William1916ENG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12204 PETRIE, William1914ENG, DUR, Gateshead Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12205 REED, John Denis Verdun1916ENG, LND Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12113 REEVE, Frederick Norman1916ENG, NFK, Thetford Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12206 SIMMONDS, Leonard Charles1915ENG, HAM, Winchester Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12207 SMART, Hilary1916ENG, LND Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12208 SPACKMAN, Robert John1915ENG, MDX, Uxbridge Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12209 STILES, Arthur 1914ENG, DUR, Teesdale Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12210 STONEHOUSE, Sydney1919ENG, DUR, Teesdale Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12211 SULLIVAN, Charles Henry Gibson1914ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12212 SULLIVAN, Joseph Vincent1918ENG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12213 SUTTON, Edward Charles1917ENG, KEN, Bromley Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12214 WARWICK, George Arthur1915ENG, NTH, Kettering Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12215 WEBB, Clifford1918ENG, KEN, Bromley Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12216 WEBB, Edward1915ENG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12217 WEBB, Harry1917ENG, WAR Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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