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Record #26811
Name :
: Henry MCCAUGHAN (1921 - 2012)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 May 1921   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1944   Spouse/Notes : Olive May BELL (Perth district, reg 1892)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 7 Oct 2012   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Antrim, Bushmills
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesHenry was one of 30 children aged 6 to 13 who arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia from Southampton aboard 'Moreton Bay' in October 1934, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He was 13 years old.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
MCCAUGHAN HENRY : Service Number - WX14125 : Date of birth - 11 May 1920 : Place of birth - BUSHMILLS NORTHERN IRELAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - MCCAUGHAN THOMAS

Henry McCAUGHAN died in 2012 aged 91 and is memorialised at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Tuart Court. His wife Olive May died 13 Mar 2013 aged 88, also at Pinnaroo (Path G, 481S). 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26811 MCCAUGHAN, Henry1921IRL, ANT, Bushmills Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26780 MCCAUGHAN, Thomas John George1923 Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes