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Record #25280
Name :
: James Walter Edward BRAY (1914 - 1943)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Jun 1914   Notes : Fairbridge Kids, FreeBMD, NAA RecordSearch

Marriage (1)
: 1943   Spouse/Notes : Rheta Mae WASS Perth, reg 460)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 17 Nov 1943   Notes : Military service record
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Alverstoke

Sep qtr 1914, 2b 1002 (mother's mn BRAY)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Feb 1924   Notes : Arrived in Albany, Western Australia
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Euripides

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesJames was placed in Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra Western Australia from 11 Feb 1924. He served in WWII:

BRAY JAMES WALTER EDWARD : Service Number - WX763 : Date of birth - 10 Jun 1914 : Place of birth - ALVERSTOCK ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - NORTHAM WA : Next of Kin - BRAY RHETA

James (Jim) was accidentally killed while serving in Australia. He was a sergeant at the time of his death. Rheta remarried in 1947 and died 4 May 1999 aged 75. 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-08-14 09:50:01 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-08-30 10:04:42 / mollipops1

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  8 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22241 BRAY, A.G. ENG,     Jun 1898 : Yorkshire CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15387 BRAY, Arthur1881ENG,     Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos  
24840 BRAY, George1893 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
25280 BRAY, James Walter Edward1914ENG, HAM, Alverstoke Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22675 BRAY, Richard1891ENG,     Apr 1904 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
17410 BRAY, Robert1891ENG, SFK Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23864 BRAY, Ruby D1907ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
26586 BRAY, S W1888ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos