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Record #27284
Name :
: Thomas Arthur PURSER (1922 - 2011)
  aka : Tim


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Apr 1922   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1953   Spouse/Notes : Gwenneth Kathleen CUNNINGHAM (Perth district, reg 975)
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Nov 2011   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Pancras

Jun qtr 1922, 1b 68, mmn PURSER (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Armadale
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1935
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesMstr Thomas PURSER, 13, arrived in Fremantle aboard 'Moreton Bay' from Southampton in a group of 28 children bound for Fairbridge Farm, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He served in the Australian Army in WWII 1941-46 (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
PURSER THOMAS ARTHUR : Service Number - WX15936 : Date of birth - 17 Apr 1922 : Place of birth - ST PANCRAS ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - PURSER FLORENCE

Thomas died in 2011, aged 89. His wife Gwenneth died in 2007, aged 78. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-06-04 08:12:02 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
24518 PURSER, Lily N.1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27284 PURSER, Thomas Arthur1922ENG, LND, Pancras Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes