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Record #21530
Name :
: Leslie Frank POINTER (1916 - 1975)


Father
:
Mother
: Edith POINTER
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Aug 1916   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1942   Spouse/Notes : Doris Marion GALLARO (Paddington NSW, reg 24210)
Marriage (2)
: 1953   Spouse/Notes : Ivy Winifred REEVES (Parramatta NSW, reg 22339)

Date of Death
: 1975   Notes : Source: NSW BDM (reg 24182, mother Edith)
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hertfordshire, St Albans

Sep qtr, 3a 1515, mmn POINTER (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
NotesOn April 26 1929, Leslie F Pointer, 12, 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.

His brother Victor, 9, also arrived aboard Berrima.

Their mother Edith POINTER married Harold HOUSDEN in Luton in 1931.

Leslie enlisted in WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
POINTER LESLIE FRANK : Service Number - NX31366 : Date of birth - 12 Aug 1916 : Place of birth - LUTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - HOUSDEN CYRIL

Leslie's second wife Ivy died in 1997 in NSW (Ryerson Index). 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-13 09:23:04 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21530 POINTER, Leslie Frank1916ENG, HRT, St Albans Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
21531 POINTER, Victor John1918ENG, BDF, Luton Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos