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Record #27146
Name :
: Harold J BROOMFIELD (1917 - )
  aka : Harold John


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1917 (approx.)

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

Possibly Harold J R Broomfield, born Brentford district Middlesex Dec qtr 1916, mmn CANDER (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesHarold J. Broomfield arrived in Australia in a group of 53 Barnardo children from Stepney Causeway, London, accompanied by Matron Hodgetts and Mr John Gregg. One boy was put ashore at Colombo with a septic leg and another (William RALPH) stayed in Western Australia; 51 went on to Sydney.

The boys were aged from nine to 17 years. The older lads were to be sent on to farms, and the younger ones to school at Mowbray Park, Picton. (Source: NLA Trove newspapers)

Possibly the Harold John Robert BROOMFIELD, station hand, who died in Pallamallawa, NSW as a result of an accident in March 1939. According to newspaper reports of the inquest, Harold had informed his employer that he was an orphan boy, his parents having died soon after they had arrived in Australia from England. He had also stated that he had a brother living in England and an aunt in Tasmania, but he (witness) did not know their names or addresses.

In May 1939, Barnardo's Homes Sydney placed an advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper asking for information about the whereabouts of Harold Broomfield (22) who arrived 21/7/1930. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27146 BROOMFIELD, Harold J1917ENG,     Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
22606 BROOMFIELD, Isabel1896ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos