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Record #12121
Name :
: Alfred James MONK (1917 - 1987)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Aug 1917   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1949   Spouse/Notes : I F ROGERS (Perth district, reg 2840)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 30 Aug 1987   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
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.

Alfred arrived aged 11 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He 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:
MONK ALFRED JAMES : Service Number - WX2128 : Date of birth - 12 Aug 1917 : Place of birth - CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - NORTHAM WA : Next of Kin - BATES MAY 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 12:17:54 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2010-06-28 12:18:42 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  7 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13002 MONK, Alexander1883ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12121 MONK, Alfred James1917ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15774 MONK, Arthur John1912ENG,     Aug 1923 : Megantic CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
14800 MONK, Fanny1871ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
23937 MONK, George Henry1897ENG, SSX, Eastbourne Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
2822 MONK, Robert1871ENG,     Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
2821 MONK, Samuel1869ENG,     Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society