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Record #26275
Name :
: Basil Farmer GARRETT (1919 - 1941)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Dec 1919   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; FreeBMD

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Nov 1941   Notes : Killed aboard HMAS Sydney
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Brentford

Dec qtr 1919, 3a 232, mmn GARRETT
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, At sea
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Apr 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Jervis Bay

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesBasil was among a party of 16 boys aboard Jervis Bay, placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He was an Able Seaman in the Royal Australian Navy in WWII:
GARRETT BASIL FARMER : Service Number - 23255 : Date of birth - 18 Dec 1919 : Place of birth - HANWELL ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - FREMANTLE : Next of Kin - WATSON WALTER

GARRETT Basil Farmer - 23255 RAN; Year of death - 1941; Cemetery - Plymouth Naval, UK

On 19 November 1941, HMAS Sydney, a light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy with an impressive record of war service, was lost following a battle with the German raider HSK Kormoran in the Indian Ocean off the Western Australian coast. The loss of the Sydney with its full war complement of 645 remains Australia’s worst naval disaster. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
17444 GARRETT, Arthur1872ENG,     May 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Unknown  
26275 GARRETT, Basil Farmer1919ENG, MDX, Brentford Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17597 GARRETT, Henry P1900ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24862 GARRETT, John H.1894 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11265 GARRETT, Morris1890ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17445 GARRETT, Walter1870ENG,     May 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Unknown  
24962 GARRETT, William1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
25007 GARRETT, William1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos