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Record #26844
Name :
: Thomas Henry DAWSON (1921 - )


Father
: Edward DAWSON
Mother
: Emma BARRETT
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Jul 1921   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1950   Spouse/Notes : S. I. JACKSON, Wellington district reg 210
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Houghton le Spring

Birth reg Sept qtr 1921, 10a 1123, mmn BARRETT
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Feb 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Jervis Bay

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesThomas was one of 23 children aged 8 to 13 who arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia from Southampton aboard 'Jervis Bay' in February 1934, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He was 12 years old.

He travelled with his younger brother, David (aged 6). Their sister Millicent (b. 1923) also came to Fairbridge in Aug 1934.

Thomas served as a Private in the Australian Army in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
DAWSON THOMAS HENRY : Service Number - WX17294 : Date of birth - 16 Jul 1921 : Place of birth - HOUGHTON LE SPRING ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - MCCULLOUGH K (sister Millicent) 
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Last Updated : 2016-06-24 04:48:11 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
25139 ANKCORN, Emma Dorothy1922ENG, WAR, Birmingham Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12261 BARLOW, Maurice 1921ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12245 BARTLAM, Elsie Frances1921ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26270 BARTLETT, Harold Jack1916ENG, LND, Marylebone Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12246 BEATTIE, Jane1922ENG,     May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26840 BEDWELL, Walter1923ENG, LND, Lambeth Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12262 BERMINGHAM, William 1919ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26841 BLOOM, Reginald Daniel1921ENG, LND, Paddington Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26271 BRIGGS, Carl Frederick1919ENG, STS, Kings Norton Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26272 BROWN, Horace1920ENG, SSX, Hastings Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12263 BURNETT, Albert1918ENG, LND, Hackney May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes Bernie19  
12264 BURNETT, Wilson1920ENG, MDX, Brentford May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes Bernie19  
26842 CAMERON, Mary Edith1925 Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12265 CHUARD, Douglas1921ENG, KEN, Eltham May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12266 CLARK, John1925CAN,     May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12267 COOK, Frederick1924ENG,     May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26843 DAWSON, David1927ENG, DUR, Houghton le Spring Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26844 DAWSON, Thomas Henry1921ENG, DUR, Houghton le Spring Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26273 DEARLOVE, Kenneth1921ENG, BRK, Reading Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12247 DERVIN, Lily1923IRL,     May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12268 DESORMES, John1921ENG, KEN, Tonbridge May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26845 DRYDEN, William Thomas1924ENG, NBL, Tynemouth Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26274 DYER, George Edward1915ENG, LND, Wandsworth, Putney Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12248 EARL, Margaret1923ENG, WAR, Aston May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5439 FACER, Leslie Joseph Randall1921ENG,     May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26846 FACER, Marjorie Irene Randall1922ENG, LAN, Chorlton Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12269 FOWLER, William1920ENG, NTH, Wellingborough May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26275 GARRETT, Basil Farmer1919ENG, MDX, Brentford Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26276 GODSELL, Leslie George1916ENG, GLS, Cheltenham Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26283 HADLOW, Sidney John1914ENG, SSX, Uckfield Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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