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Record #12082
Name :
: Arthur Harold BELLINGHAM (1917 - 1984)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Jun 1917   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: Mar 1941   Spouse/Notes : Doreen DAVIS, Perth
Marriage (2)
: 1943   Spouse/Notes : Catherine Mary ALLEN, Perth

Date of Death
: 30 Mar 1984   Notes : Source: Ozburials
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Jun qtr 1d 447, mmn BELLINGHAM
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Kalgoorlie
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
NotesResidence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

Arthur 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.

Service in WW2 (Source: NAA RecordSearch:
BELLINGHAM ARTHUR HAROLD : Service Number - 29657 : Date of birth - 22 Jun 1917 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - BELLINGHAM C

Arthur married twice in Perth Western Australia, 1st to Doreen DAVIS in 1941 (reg 584) - just before he went away to war - and then to Catherine Mary ALLEN (d. 1999) in 1943 (reg 2421). Doreen and Arthur divorced after only 17 months marriage; she also remarried in 1943.

He died 30 Mar 1984, buried Kalgoorlie WA.

Update : 24.07.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-27 13:34:01 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-07-27 11:43:46 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12082 BELLINGHAM, Arthur Harold1917ENG, LND, Lambeth May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes