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Record #5511
Name :
: Michael John. D. BROOKMAN (1930 - 1988)
  aka : John Brookman


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1930

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1988
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Brighton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Aug 1939
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Orama

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Michael J D Brookman: Mother's Maiden Surname: Brookman; Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1930; Registration district: Brighton; Registration county: Sussex; Volume Number: 2b; Page Number: 342.

In 1939, M. J. D. Brookman, 8, arrived at Melbourne, Australia, in a group of 23 children from Fairbridge Farm School, The Strand, London, England.

David Hill, in an interview with The Times Online, reflected on John Brookman:

"...John Brookman arrived at Molong in 1944 [sic] and spent the next 40 years asking about his mum. Fairbridge failed to give any assistance. When he did finally track her down in England, she had died the year before. ... John was like a lot of Fairbridge children who felt incomplete until they reconnected with family. There was nobody for him in England when he went home in 1988 to fit the pieces of his past. John drank heavily and died three years later, just 60." 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-11 10:53:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-03-11 10:56:51 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
17280 BROOKMAN, Adolph 1893ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
25509 BROOKMAN, Frederick1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
17281 BROOKMAN, Henry1898ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5511 BROOKMAN, Michael John. D.1930ENG, SSX, Brighton Aug 1939 : Orama AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8427 BROOKMAN, William1889ENG, LND, Battersea Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos