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Record #21531
Name :
: Victor John POINTER (1918 - 1994)


Father
:
Mother
: Edith POINTER
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 20 Jun 1918   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1943   Spouse/Notes : Sheila PRATT (Sydney NSW, reg 7312)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 12 Jul 1994   Notes : Source: Ryerson Index
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Bedfordshire, Luton

Sept qtr, 3b 512, mmn POINTER (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales, Girraween
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1929
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Berrima

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesOn April 26 1929, Victor J Pointer, 9, 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.

Brother Leslie Frank POINTER, 12, was also aboard Berrima.

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

WWII enlistment (NAA RecordSearch):
POINTER VICTOR JOHN : Service Number - NX4586 : Date of birth - 20 Jun 1918 : Place of birth - LUTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - GOULBURN NSW : Next of Kin - NOUSDEN EDITH (HOUSDEN, mother)

His wife Sheila died in NSW in 2003 aged 83 late of Wenthworthville (Source: Ryerson Index). 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-13 09:25:13 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2013-09-11 11:29:30 /

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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