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Record #12080
Name :
: Thomas Edward BATTERS (1917 - )
  aka : Edward Thomas


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 20 Oct 1917   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Halifax

Oct qtr, 9a 541, mmn BATTERS
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth of a Thomas E Batters was registered in Oct Qtr of 1917 in Halifax, Yorkshire, mothers maiden name Batters.

He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was one of 160 children who came to Australia aboard ‘Ballarat’ in 1928. 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney.

Residence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-27 12:42:43 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2011-05-25 10:27:11 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12080 BATTERS, Thomas Edward1917ENG, YKS, Halifax May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes