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Record #25954
Name :
: Benjamin John Emmerson ARMSTRONG (1918 - 1979)


Father
: Benjamin Charles ARMSTRONG
Mother
: Rachel Ann BRITTON
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Sep 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII enlistment, NAA

Marriage (1)
: 1947   Spouse/Notes : Aileen Mary WALSH (West Maitland district, NSW, reg 12382)
Marriage (2)
: 1957   Spouse/Notes : E. O. SCOFIELD nee HALL (Sydney, reg 15847)

Date of Death
: 1979   Notes : Source: NSW BDM (reg 105755)
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Hartley Wintney

Birth reg Sept qtr 1918, 2c 347, mother's maiden name BRITTON.
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Nov 1929
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesBenjamin arrived in Western Australia from London, and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School.

He served in the RAAF in WWII:
ARMSTRONG BENJAMIN JOHN EMERSON : Service Number - 38494 : Date of birth - 06 Sep 1918 : Place of birth - COVE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - ARMSTRONG THOMAS

He divorced his first wife in 1954 (she died in 1975) and remarried in 1957 in Sydney. 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-09-12 07:28:55 / mollipops1

Additional Contributions from : Pinjarra1929

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Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Benjamin John Emmerson ARMSTRONG:

splmum , Pinjarra1929

 
Readers Comments04.08.23 Pinjarra1929 :
My grandad probably knew Benjamin. He was Reginald Hallewell, arrived May 1929 on Largs Bay with Fairbridge, Middlemore, Royal overseas league. Please message me .

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
25954 ARMSTRONG, Benjamin John Emmerson1918ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes splmum , Pinjarra1929