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Record #23556
Name :
: Bertie Kitchener PRESS (1915 - 1994)
  aka : Bertie Kitchener Press MORICE


Father
: Israel PRESS
Mother
: Emily NIGHTINGALE
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Sep 1915   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1948   Spouse/Notes : Dora Elizabeth Lorraine LEANEY nee RETZLAFF (Perth, reg 1788)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 5 Jan 1994   Notes : Source: Ozburials
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Dec qtr, 6d 510, mmn NIGHTINGALE
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Bunbury
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Benalla

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn 9th February 1928, Bertie K Press, 12, departed for Australia on board SS Benalla, his previous address was given as The Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2. He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
PRESS BERTIE KITCHENER : Service Number - WX14229 : Date of birth - 13 Sep 1915 : Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - PRESS EMILY

At some point, Bertie changed his surname to MORICE, a name which seems to be connected to his wife's family RETZLAFF.

His wife was Dora b. 6 January 1923, d. 4 December 2002 [as MORICE]. Both interred at Bunbury Cemetery WA, along with infant child Corran (1946-1947) 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-18 05:07:42 / From original database

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23556 PRESS, Bertie Kitchener1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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