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Record #14628
Name :
: Valentine Donald KNOCKER (1914 - 1945)


Father
: Frank Richard KNOCKER
Mother
: Mabel Sophie BECKETT
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Feb 1914   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 23 Aug 1945   Notes : Source: WWII Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Jun qtr, 1d 772, mmn BECKETT
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1925
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Demosthenes

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
Notesn Dec Qtr of 1908 Frank Richard Knocker married Mabel Sophie Beckett in Lambeth. In 1911, Frank Richard Knocker, 24, wife Frank????, 23, and daughter Phyllis May, 2, Kate Constance, 8m, at 24 Osborne Terrace, Clapton, London.

Siblings Richard H born 1912, Ada Winifred born 1917 and Malcolm Amos born 1920. Both Ada and Malcolm were also sent to Fairbridge, Pinjarra, in 1928 and 1929 respectively.

Mabel S Knocker died aged 36, registered in Dec qtr of 1922 in Lambeth.

On May 3 1922, Richard Henry, 11, Valentine Donald, 7, were admitted to Norwood Schools from Lambeth Hospital followed by their brother Malcolm Amos, 2, on May 10.

Frank Richard Knocker died aged 41, registered in Sep qtr 1928 in Lambeth.

Valentine enlisted in WWII - he died as a POW in Sumatra, aged 30 (Source NAA RecordSearch)
KNOCKER VALENTINE DONALD : Service Number - WX14789 : Date of birth - 14 Feb 1915 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - BALMER PHYLLIS 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-05-25 04:56:44 / From original database

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23565 ATKINSON, Alfred L1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23566 AUSTIN, Richard1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23567 BELL, James1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23568 BERRY, Cecil W1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23569 BLACKMORE, Patrick1906ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23570 BRIDGEHOUSE, Samuel1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23571 BROOKS, Bernard1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
4291 BROWN, Stephen John1911ENG,     Jun 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23572 BURGESS, Thomas1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23573 BURROWS, Arthur J1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23574 CARR, Leslie R1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23575 CHILDS, Wm E1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
21178 CHURCH, Ivor Frederick1913ENG, SRY, Epsom Mar 1925 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23576 COOPER, John T1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23577 COPPPINS, John1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23578 DOUBLE, Wm1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23579 EDWARDS, Roderick1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23580 EVANS, John1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
11920 FAULKNER, George1910ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23581 FOX, Albert H1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23582 GAMBLE, John J1910ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23584 GILBERT, Thomas E1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23583 GILSON, John1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23585 GLASS, Francis1910ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23586 GRIMES, Geo W1907ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
21181 HALL, Cyril Leslie1912IRL, WAT Mar 1925 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4293 HAMPSON, Walter 1911ENG, LND, Islington Jun 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21179 HANN, James Alexander1914ENG, LAN, Prescott Mar 1925 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4294 HAWKESFORD, Henry Edward1910ENG, LND, Marylebone Jun 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23587 HIGGS, James1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
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