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Record #21294
Name :
: Eric John LOCKE (1918 - 1982)


Father
: Ernest LOCKE
Mother
: Ivy FINN
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Sep 1918   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1982   Notes : Source: NSW BDM (reg 19734, parents Ernest Wm & Ivy)
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Christchurch, Bournemouth

Dec qtr, 2b 977, mmn FINN (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1929
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Berrima

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesErnest 'LOCK' and Ivy FINN married in Christchurch district of Hampshire in 1914. Son Norman was born in 1917, then Eric in 1918.

On April 26 1929, Eric J Locke, 10, and his brother Norman B P Locke, 11, departed for Australia on board the Berrima, address given as Dr Barnardo's Homes, Stepney Causeway, W E 1, arriving in Sydney NSW in June 1929.

WWII enlistment (NAA RecordSearch):
LOCKE ERIC JOHN : Service Number - NX22783 : Date of birth - 24 Sep 1918 : Place of birth - BOURNEMOUTH ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - LOCKE IVY

Eric's brother also enlisted:
LOCKE NORMAN BERTRAM PETER : Service Number - NX17296 : Date of birth - 09 Jul 1917 : Place of birth - BOURNEMOUTH ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - LOCKE IVY

Norman died in 2007 at Jerilderie NSW. 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-07 16:27:01 / From original database

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6237 LOCKE, Albert1899ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
21294 LOCKE, Eric John1918ENG, HAM, Christchurch, Bournemouth Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
22195 LOCKE, G. T.1882ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21295 LOCKE, Norman Bertram Peter1917ENG, HAM, Christchurch, Bournemouth Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos