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Record #25449
Name :
: John Charles PRESTON (1913 - 1987)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Mar 1913   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII enlistment NAA

Marriage (1)
: 1943   Spouse/Notes : Perth (reg 2248)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 30 Apr 1987   Notes : Source: Burial record, MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Aston

Birth reg Jun qtr (6d 805), mother's maiden name OSBORNE
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, South Australia, Kent Town
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Feb 1924
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Euripides

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesJohn was one of 48 boys and 51 girls from Barnardos Homes in England who arrived in Western Australia aboard Euripides, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He married in Perth in 1943 and served in WWII:
PRESTON JOHN CHARLES : Service Number - 38531 : Date of birth - 08 Mar 1913 : Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - PRESTON LETTY

John died in South Australia in 1987 aged 79. He was memorialised at Karrakattta Cemtery, Western Australia (ANHC/AA30). 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-08-27 10:32:39 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-09-10 10:50:08 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11653 PASTON, Annie1890ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23447 PRESTON, Charles Henry1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
27511 PRESTON, Charlotte1857 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
16617 PRESTON, Edward1879ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady bcf  
2661 PRESTON, Eliza1894ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13715 PRESTON, Francis James1874ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
3589 PRESTON, Harold1899ENG,     Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
25449 PRESTON, John Charles1913ENG, WAR, Aston Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13717 PRESTON, John Thomas1878ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17117 PRESTON, Leonard1903ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18069 PRESTON, May1900ENG,     May 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3590 PRESTON, Norman1897ENG, LAN, Gorton Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
21817 PRESTON, Reuben1895ENG,     Aug 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
3591 PRESTON, William1889ENG, LAN, Preston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore