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Record #27144
Name :
: Jeffrey ATWILL (1919 - 1943)
  aka : Jeffrey Ernest David


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Date of Birth
: 18 Oct 1919   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 27 Nov 1943   Notes : Source: WWII Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Camberwell

Dec qtr 1919, 1d 1589, mmn ATWILL as Jeffrey E D ATWILL (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesJeffrey Atwill arrived in Australia in a group of 53 Barnardo children from Stepney Causeway, London, accompanied by Matron Hodgetts and Mr John Gregg. One boy was put ashore at Colombo with a septic leg and another (William RALPH) stayed in Western Australia; 51 went on to Sydney.

The boys were aged from nine to 17 years. The older lads were to be sent on to farms, and the younger ones to school at Mowbray Park, Picton. (Source: NLA Trove newspapers)

Most likely this man who served in WWII (NAA RecordSearch) - KIA aged 24 - enlisted initially in Manly, NSW:
ATWILL JEFFREY ERNEST DAVID : Service Number - SX10964 : Date of birth - 18 Oct 1919 : Place of birth - GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - ADELAIDE SA : Next of Kin - PHELPS AMY [foster mother, Redline Cottage, Gloucestershire]

CWGC site states he was the foster-son of Rowland Edward and Amy Celia Phelps, of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-04-16 09:24:05 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27144 ATWILL, Jeffrey1919ENG, LND, Camberwell Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos