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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

Last Updated :

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
26767 ARMSTRONG, Alfred1902 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23802 ARMSTRONG, Alice1894ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7502 ARMSTRONG, Barbara1859ENG,     Nov 1869 : Hibernian CAN Maria Rye  
7727 ARMSTRONG, Barbara1859ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
25954 ARMSTRONG, Benjamin John Emmerson1918ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes splmum , Pinjarra1929  
20152 ARMSTRONG, Charles ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
22832 ARMSTRONG, Charlotte1899ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
18247 ARMSTRONG, David1911ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7766 ARMSTRONG, Emily1862ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
4561 ARMSTRONG, Ethel1903ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
17095 ARMSTRONG, Frederick 1891ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23496 ARMSTRONG, Frederick Roberts1915ENG,     May 1929 : Pennland CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5073 ARMSTRONG, John 1912ENG, LDN, London Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
21999 ARMSTRONG, John ENG,     Apr 1925 : Athenia CAN Cosar Farm  
21149 ARMSTRONG, John Kenneth1915ENG,     Aug 1921 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
14900 ARMSTRONG, Kate1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10453 ARMSTRONG, Lillian1908ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
12950 ARMSTRONG, Richard1887ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
7833 ARMSTRONG, Robert1865ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
15905 ARMSTRONG, Robert1874ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21883 ARMSTRONG, Robert1874ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13244 ARMSTRONG, Sarah1900ENG,     Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
21387 ARMSTRONG, Sarah1900ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
20759 ARMSTRONG, Sidney1894 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10898 ARMSTRONG, Stephen1898ENG,     Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6421 ARMSTRONG, William 1897ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
14262 ARMSTRONG, William1885ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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