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Record #26801
Name :
: Arthur FOSTER (1923 - 1986)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Mar 1923   Notes : Sources: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1949   Spouse/Notes : T J KINNA (Geraldton district, reg 68)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 22 Oct 1986   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesArthur was one of 30 children aged 6 to 13 who arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia from Southampton aboard 'Moreton Bay' in October 1934, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He was aged 11.

Arthur served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
FOSTER ARTHUR : Service Number - W75391 : Date of birth - 09 Mar 1923 : Place of birth - ROSS ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PITHARA WA : Next of Kin - BROWN W

He died in 1986 aged 63. 
ContributorsCreated : 2016-06-23 04:00:01 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2016-06-23 08:58:54 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26796 BAILEY, Joan Marie1924ENG,     Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4428 BELL, Kathleen Louisa1922ENG, STS, West Bromich Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27268 CARPENTER, Bernard Arthur1924ENG, LND, Marylebone Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27262 CHURCHWARD, Barbara Winifred1923ENG, LND, Camberwell Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26797 CLARK, Thomas1926 Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27263 CLARKE, Walter Alfred1925ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26798 CLEWS, George Wilfred1922ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27264 COLLINS, Edward Clinton1925GBG,     Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27265 COLLINS, Sydney Frank1926 Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27266 DUGMORE, Nellie1922ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26799 EVERIX, George1924ENG, WAR, ?Birmingham Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26800 FACER, Dorothy Myrtle Randall1923ENG, LAN, Chorlton Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26801 FOSTER, Arthur1923ENG,     Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26802 FOULKES, John Walton1923ENG, WAR, Aston Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26803 FOULKES, Walter Llewellyn1925ENG, LAN, W. Derby Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27267 HARRIS, Irene Joan1923ENG, DEV, Exeter Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26804 HERBERT, Thomas Philip1923ENG, WAR, Kings Norton Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27270 HOLMES, Dorothy Winifred1923ENG, HAM, Southampton Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27269 HOLMES, Gladys Mary1924ENG, HAM, South Stoneham Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26805 HOLMES, Wilfred1925ENG, KEN Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27271 HORNBY, Irene May1923ENG, YKS, Driffield Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27272 JAY, Leslie William1927ENG, CAM, Cambridge Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26808 LESTER, Cecil1923ENG, LIN, Horncastle Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26806 LESTER, Edward1921ENG, NFK Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26807 LESTER, Ralph1925ENG, LIN, Horncastle Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26809 LEWIS, Reginald Raymond1921ENG, HEF, Bromyard, Ledbury Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5403 LEYLAND, George1924ENG,     Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26810 LINES, William John Henry1922ENG, WAR, Coventry Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27273 LORIMER, Peter Anderson1928 Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27274 MAYHEW, Roy1923ENG, ESS, Epping Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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