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Record #23559
Name :
: Peter Ronald REDFERN (1918 - 1951)
  aka : Peter Roland


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Jan 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1942   Spouse/Notes : Ruth Guneriussen (Perth, reg 2699)
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Oct 1951   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Marylebone

Mar qtr, 1a 564, mmn REDFERN
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Benalla

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn 9th February 1928, Peter R Redfern, 10, 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):
REDFERN PETER : Service Number - WX11300 : Date of birth - 16 Jan 1918 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - REDFERN RUTH

He died in 1951 aged 33 as a pillion passenger in a motorcycle accident near Pinjarra. At the time he was living in Waroona with is wife Ruth and five children. He was interred at Karrakatta Cemetery, Salvation Army section.

Ruth remarried in 1952 and died in 1988. 
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20016 REDFERN, Charles Hy1872ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
16537 REDFERN, Joseph1886ENG, LDN, London Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23559 REDFERN, Peter Ronald1918ENG, LND, Marylebone Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16767 REDFERN, Robert Andrew1898ENG, LDN, London May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16538 REDFERN, Thomas1884ENG,     Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys