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Record #12123
Name :
: Walter Ernest REEVES (1916 - )
  aka : REEVE


Father
: Walter REEVES
Mother
: Gertrude STANCER
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Sep 1916   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Dec qtr, 1d 565, mmn STANCER [as REEVES]
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: May 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Ballarat

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

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesResidence in UK given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W C 2.

Walter arrived aged 11 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was one of 160 children who came to Australia aboard ‘Ballarat’ in 1928. 115 went to Fairbridge WA, the remainder on to Sydney. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 12:20:43 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12113 REEVE, Frederick Norman1916ENG, NFK, Thetford Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19851 REEVES, Frank1895ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20237 REEVES, A1893ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13742 REEVES, Amy1876ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
6397 REEVES, Annie1898ENG,     Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23022 REEVES, Frank1895ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
24396 REEVES, John1857 May 1870 : Peruvian CAN Annie MacPherson Homes  
23973 REEVES, Marie1914ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
11749 REEVES, Mary 1886ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16768 REEVES, Robert Vickery1898ENG, LDN, London Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
15524 REEVES, Sidney1909ENG,     Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos  
12123 REEVES, Walter Ernest1916ENG, LND, Lambeth May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24397 REEVES, William1856 May 1870 : Peruvian CAN Annie MacPherson Homes  
9499 REEVES, William J1897ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos