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Record #12110
Name :
: Victor LEMON (1915 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Aug 1915   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Antrim, Belfast
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesResidence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

Victor arrived aged 11 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. She was one of 160 children who came to Australia aboard ‘Ballarat’ in 1928. 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney.

He enlisted in WWII (NAA RecordSearch)
LEMON VICTOR : Service Number - WX15464 : Date of birth - 12 Aug 1915 : Place of birth - BELFAST IRELAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - LEMON ROBERT 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-27 14:14:57 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12110 LEMON, Victor1915IRL, ANT, Belfast May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
2830 LEMON, William James1908ENG, DEV, Plymouth Mar 1924 : Cedric CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)