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Record #12091
Name :
: Charles Henry COBBIN (1917 - 1995)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 Aug 1917   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1947   Spouse/Notes : D C CLAYTON, Plantagenet district (reg 47)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 12 Dec 1995   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Edmonton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

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

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesA birth of a Charles H Cobbin was registered in Jul Qtr of 1917 in Edmonton, mother's maiden name Cobbin

Residence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

Charles Henry COBBIN (Charlie) was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was one of 160 to arrive aboard 'Ballarat' in 1928; 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney.

Enlistment: COBBIN CHARLES HENRY : Service Number - WX707 : Date of birth 30 Aug 1917 : Place of birth LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment NORTHAM WA : Next of Kin GREEN HERBERT [employer]. He was a POW in the war.

He died 12 Dec 1995 aged 78 in Western Australia.

Update 31.07.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-27 13:46:52 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-08-07 23:14:22 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12091 COBBIN, Charles Henry1917ENG, MDX, Edmonton May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes