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Record #25441
Name :
: Joseph William FLEMING (1913 - 1942)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Oct 1913   Notes : Sources: Fairbridge Kids; WWII enlistment NAA

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Dec 1942   Notes : Source: WWII service record, Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Sheffield

Birth Dec qtr, 9c 1238
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial, Papua New Guinea

Killed in action, WWII
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Feb 1924
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Euripides

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesJoseph was one of 48 boys and 51 girls from Barnardos Homes in England who arrived in Western Australia aboard Euripides, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He served in WWII and was KIA:
FLEMING JOSEPH WILLIAM : Service Number - WX2666 : Date of birth - 15 Oct 1913 : Place of birth - NEWCASTLE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - SUBIACO WA : Next of Kin - HOPE J

He is buried at Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, PNG. 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-08-27 06:55:14 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-09-10 10:48:25 / 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  5 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
24494 FLEMING, Annie1897 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6795 FLEMING, Euphema1865SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25675 FLEMING, Joseph1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society Lyn 8  
25441 FLEMING, Joseph William1913ENG, YKS, Sheffield Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24495 FLEMING, Nellie1898 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos