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Record #26628
Name :
: Albert William Charles LEAGAS (1920 - 2005)


Father
: Albert F LEAGAS
Mother
: Stella M DOLPHIN
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 29 Dec 1920   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1943   Spouse/Notes : Annie Mary NEWBY (Murray district, reg 21)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 3 Nov 2005   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Hackney

Birth reg Mar qtr 1921 (1b 683), mmn DOLPHIN
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1935
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Otranto

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesAlbert (Bert) was the only child of Albert & Stella. His father died in Hackney in 1922, aged 28. His mother Stella remarried in 1925 and had 2 more sons. Bert arrived in Western Australia in 1935 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He served in WWII:
LEAGAS ALBERT WILLIAM CHARLES : Service Number - 29534 : Date of birth - 29 Dec 1920 : Place of birth - CLAPTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - LEAGAS ANNIE (Source: NAA RecordSearch)

He died in 2005 aged 84, late of Northam. He is memorialised at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park (Path G, 95) with wife Annie Mary who died 13 Dec 1987, aged 65. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26628 LEAGAS, Albert William Charles1920ENG, LND, Hackney Jan 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes