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Record #27378
Name :
: Peter Rowland BROOKER (1932 - 1971)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1932 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
: 1956   Spouse/Notes : Gaye MIDLANE (Manly, NSW, reg 23191)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 23 Feb 1971   Notes : Source: Ryerson Index
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1949
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ormonde

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Big Brother Movement
NotesPeter R. Brooker, 16, arrived in Sydney in 1949 aboard Ormonde in a group of 25 other boys and young men as part of the Big Brother Movement. Those with farming experience were sent straight to farms in country NSW, while others went to a Big Brother training school in Liverpool for two months before being sent to farms to work.

Peter died in 1971 aged 38, late of Parramatta. 
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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
27391 ARTHUR, James Lafferty1940ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27393 ASHWORTH, Gordon Herbert Charles1943ENG, HAM, Alton Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27392 ASHWORTH, Maurice Benedict1941ENG, HAM, Aldershot Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27401 BANNISTER, Trevor1931ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
27388 BELL, John George ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27389 BELL, Joyce1938ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27390 BELL, Rosalind Barbara1937ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27402 BELL, William1932ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
27400 BODDEY, Peter Ernest1932ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
27378 BROOKER, Peter Rowland1932ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
27403 BROWN, Douglas W1932ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
26990 BULL, George1908ENG,     May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21142 BULL, John1911ENG,     May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26991 CHAMBERLAIN, Leonard C1911ENG,     May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5458 COLE, Gwen1942ENG, LIN, Grimsby Jun 1952 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27404 CORMACK, Alexander1931ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
27384 COX, David ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27405 DI CARLO, Vincenzo1932 Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
5582 DIXON, John1940ENG,     May 1950 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27385 DODDS, Avril Rose1937ENG, MDX, Edmonton Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27386 DODDS, Edith Hannah1939ENG, MDX, Edmonton Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27387 DODDS, Michael David1940ENG, MDX, Edmonton Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27406 DONALDSON, James1932ENG,     Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
27407 EAGLE, Sidney1932 Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
21147 ELLIOTT, Albert Cecil1909ENG, BRK, Abingdon May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21146 ELLIOTT, Evelyn Violet1910ENG, BRK, Reading May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21145 ELLIOTT, Hilda Gladys1908ENG, BRK, Reading May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5585 ELLISON, Brian1943ENG, NBL, Northumberland City May 1950 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27408 FAGG, Rodney1931ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
27409 FELL, Raymond1932ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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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