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Record #26801
Name :
: Arthur FOSTER (1923 - 1986)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Mar 1923   Notes : Sources: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1949   Spouse/Notes : T J KINNA (Geraldton district, reg 68)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 22 Oct 1986   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesArthur was one of 30 children aged 6 to 13 who arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia from Southampton aboard 'Moreton Bay' in October 1934, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He was aged 11.

Arthur served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
FOSTER ARTHUR : Service Number - W75391 : Date of birth - 09 Mar 1923 : Place of birth - ROSS ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PITHARA WA : Next of Kin - BROWN W

He died in 1986 aged 63. 
ContributorsCreated : 2016-06-23 04:00:01 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2016-06-23 08:58:54 / 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  31 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6761 FOSTER, Albert1898ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20246 FOSTER, Albert1892ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26801 FOSTER, Arthur1923ENG,     Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
7089 FOSTER, Benjamin1855ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22810 FOSTER, Benjamin B1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
20315 FOSTER, C.1895ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3187 FOSTER, Celia1888ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos Sherlock Dillon  
26451 FOSTER, Charles1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23881 FOSTER, E J1885ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6103 FOSTER, Ellen1900ENG,     Aug 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23316 FOSTER, Ernest Leonard1894ENG, MDX, Fulham Aug 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9361 FOSTER, George1905ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6465 FOSTER, Herbert1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
21770 FOSTER, Lily E.1885ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
25822 FOSTER, Mary1879 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
22387 FOSTER, Michael1873ENG,     Jul 1886 : Polynesian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
16554 FOSTER, Minnie Louisa Maud1910ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
25501 FOSTER, Reginald1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
16578 FOSTER, Reginald Albert1908ENG, LND, Bethnal Green Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8708 FOSTER, Robert1916ENG,     Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia CAN Salvation Army  
14551 FOSTER, Rose1915ENG,     Jun 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Crusade of Rescue  
17440 FOSTER, Rose1886ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
12490 FOSTER, Samuel Robert1892ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3188 FOSTER, Sarah1893ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos Sherlock Dillon  
17581 FOSTER, Sidney1896ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16579 FOSTER, Stanley William David1913ENG, LND, Bethnal Green Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
21782 FOSTER, Thomas Charles1898ENG, ESS Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
21783 FOSTER, Thomas Charles1898ENG, ESS Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
17582 FOSTER, THOMAS G1894ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22484 FOSTER, Thomas W1890ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21397 FOSTER, Winnifred1905ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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  31 Entries