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Record #26252
Name :
: Leonard DOWNING (1927 - 2000)


Father
: Walter DOWNING
Mother
: Mary BOURNE
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Oct 1927   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1 Dec 2000   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, West Bromwich

Birth reg Dec qtr, 6b 1260, mother's maiden name BOURNE
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1937
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Oronsay

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesLeonard was one of 31 children aged between 4 and 13 arriving from London to Fremantle, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was 9 years old.

His brother Walter (b. 1923) arrived aboard Oronsay in Aug 1932. Leonard was his next of kin on his WWII enlistment. 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-09-25 06:17:38 / mollipops1

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2016-06-25 06:11:29 / mollipops1

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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
25138 ANKCORN, Dennis George1925ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26396 ATKINSON, Violet Edith1922ENG, LAN, Barrow in Furness Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26243 BAIN, George McLean1931SCT, ABD Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26244 BAIN, Keith Strachan1924SCT, ABD Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26245 BAIN, William1928 Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26320 BARR, Hilda1922 Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26246 BAYLEY, Jack1929 Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26247 BELL, Doreen1924ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26248 BELL, Harriet1923ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26284 BLAKE, Annie1924 Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26321 BLAKE, Robert1926 Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26285 BOXLEY, Daphne Norma Mercedes1922ENG, HRT, Ware Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26286 BRADFORD, Philip John1923ENG, CAM, Cambridge Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26287 BROUGHTON, John1923ENG, YKS, Middlesbro, Grangetown Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26871 BRUCE, George Raffan1924ENG, DUR, South Shields Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25960 BUCKLEY, Roy Charles1923ENG,     Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26323 CHAPMAN, John Thomas1920ENG, DUR, Gateshead Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26324 CHAPMAN, Joseph1923ENG, NBL Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26249 CHATFIELD, Ronald1928ENG, SSX, Cuckfield Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26250 CHERRY, John1926 Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26399 COLLARD, Stanley Henry Thomas1918ENG, KEN, Canterbury Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26325 CONSTABLE, Christina Pearl Scott1924ENG, DUR, Durham Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26400 COUCH, Margery1924 Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26288 COX, Horace1927ENG, DBY, Chesterfield Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes clairste  
26289 COX, Irene1927ENG, DBY, Chesterfield Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26401 CREWE, Arthur1922ENG, YKS, Wakefield Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26326 CROFT, John1920ENG, DUR, Hartlepool Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26290 DARTON, Reginald Charles1921ENG, LND, West Ham, Woodford Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26291 DAWSON, Millicent1923ENG, DUR, Houghton le Spring Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26251 DICK, Alfred Lindsay1926SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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