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Record #26806
Name :
: Edward LESTER (1921 - 1999)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 31 Dec 1921   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1946   Spouse/Notes : Edith May HAINGE, Perth district 545
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 19 May 1999   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk
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
NotesEdward 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 11 years old.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
LESTER EDWARD : Service Number - W83175 : Date of birth - 31 Dec 1921 : Place of birth - NORFOLK ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PINJARRA WA : Next of Kin - LESTER LILIAN

Edward died in 1999 aged 77, buried at Guildford Cemetery Anglican F179 with his wife who died 15 June 1993 aged 79. 
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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries        
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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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