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Record #27205
Name :
: Leonard HOPCRAFT (1922 - 2004)
  aka : Leonard Harold


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 20 Jul 1922   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 17 May 2004   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Chelsea

Dec qtr 1922, 1a 514. mmn HOPCRAFT (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Manjiimup
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1933
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Otranto

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn 29th April 1933, Mstr L. Hopcraft, 10, departed London for Australia on board SS Otranto, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

Leonard served in WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
HOPCRAFT LEONARD HAROLD : Service Number - WX34957 : Date of birth - 20 Jul 1922 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - IN THE FIELD WA : Next of Kin - Unknown

He is interred at Manjimup Cemetery and also remembered on the Old Fairbridgians’ Memorial Wall. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-04-23 05:48:01 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10636 HOPCRAFT, Bernard1908ENG,    , Rugby May 1922 : Montrose CAN Waifs & Strays  
27205 HOPCRAFT, Leonard 1922ENG, LND, Chelsea May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes