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Record #21131
Name :
: Richard E CURD (1902 - 1971)
  aka : Richard FAIRHALL-CURD


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Nov 1902   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1937   Spouse/Notes : Norah WESTON (Perth, reg 742)
Marriage (2)
: 1961   Spouse/Notes : Winnie EVANS (Perth, reg 1367)

Date of Death
: 7 Mar 1971   Notes : Source: Death registration
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Rye

Dec qtr, 2b 4
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1913
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Australind

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn December 5 1912, Richard Curd, 9, departed for Australia on board the Australind. He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
FAIRHALL-CURD RICHARD : Service Number - WX4675 : Date of birth - 05 Nov 1902 : Place of birth - RYE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - FAIRHALL-CURD NORA

"Richard and his brother were admitted to the Rye, Sussex Union Workhouse after their mother died in 1906 and their elderly father struggled to keep the family together. There were five Fairhall-Curd children in total. The birth, marriage, and death indexes indicate that William Webb Fairhall, their father, died in 1918. The register in the possession of the Old Fairbridgians’ Association, Western Australia, confirms that Richard Curd was in the care of the Rye, Sussex, Board of Guardians before emigration to Australia. The author says that he was “a sturdy, healthy type, of not very high order of intelligence.” He is complimented, however, on his ability to clean to a very high standard.

Richard left Fairbridge in August of 1919 and the OFA register tells us that Richard had taken a variety of jobs in the wheat belt and at some point took up his own block of land. Unfortunately, this was not to be a successful venture for Richard because he did not have the necessary capital to make a success of it. According to the Australian electoral rolls he subsequently worked as both a laborer and a truck driver. He is reported to have
married an elderly woman and this probably refers to his wife-to-be, Norah. He appears to have remained in Western Australia (in various Perth suburbs), and marries a lady called Norah in 1939 right before World War II. The Australian National Archives have an army service record on file for him, which indicates he served between 1939 and 1947 with a service number of WX4675.

He married for a second time after the death of his first wife in 1960. Richard was to pass away at the
age of 68 on March 7, 1971. His ashes were dispersed at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth."

Source: Fairbridge Kids - "Unspeakable Blessings" (Angela Sherry, 2013). 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-06 04:48:07 / From original database

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21131 CURD, Richard E1902ENG, SSX, Rye Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes