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Record #26840
Name :
: Walter BEDWELL (1923 - 2008)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Jun 1923   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2008
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Birth reg Sep qtr 1923, 1d 540, mmn BEDWELL
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Queensland, Ipswich
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Feb 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Jervis Bay

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesWalter was one of 23 children aged 8 to 13 who arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia from Southampton aboard 'Jervis Bay' in February 1934, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He was 10 years old.

Walter enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII and served until 1965; on discharge he was based at Amberley RAAF Base near Ipswich, Queensland. He reached the rank of flight sergeant.

Mother of Walter was Lily BEDWELL, b. 1886 Suffolk.

Walter died 2008 aged 85. 
ContributorsCreated : 2016-06-24 04:07:11 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2016-06-24 04:46:27 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21203 BEDWELL, Charles1854ENG,     May 1870 : Peruvian CAN MacPherson Homes  
21204 BEDWELL, Frances1886ENG,     Jun 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
11716 BEDWELL, Horace1887ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21205 BEDWELL, John ENG,     May 1883 : Toronto CAN Unknown  
21206 BEDWELL, John1891ENG,     Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21207 BEDWELL, Thomas John1909ENG,     Apr 1926 : Pennland CAN Unknown  
26840 BEDWELL, Walter1923ENG, LND, Lambeth Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes