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Record #23616
Name :
: Robert BAMFORD (1923 - 1994)
  aka : Robert Alfred


Father
: Frank BAMFORD
Mother
: Grace HILDER
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Sep 1923   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1948   Spouse/Notes : Jean Margaret PICKERSGILL (Perth district, reg 1664)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 15 Apr 1994   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Elham

Sep qtr 1923, 2a 1954, mmn HILDER (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1933
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Otranto

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn 29th April 1933, Mstr R Bamford, 9, departed for Australia on board SS Otranto; his previous address was given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, 115 Strand, W C 2.

He served in WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
BAMFORD ROBERT ALFRED : Service Number - 86385 : Date of birth - 01 Sep 1923 : Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PEARCE : Next of Kin - BAMFORD MARGARET

Robert died in 1994 aged 71. His wife Jean died in 2009 aged 89. 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-18 13:59:08 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27186 BAMFORD, Elizabeth1922ENG, WAR, Aston May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22014 BAMFORD, George Joseph1897ENG, MDX Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
6941 BAMFORD, Harold1895ENG, LAN, Manchester Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23616 BAMFORD, Robert1923ENG, KEN, Elham May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27187 BAMFORD, Vera1919ENG, WAR, Aston May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes