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Record #26812
Name :
: Victor RICKWOOD (1924 - 2010)


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Date of Birth
: 9 Oct 1924   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1946   Spouse/Notes : Cicely Winifred WAGHORN (Perth district, reg 1839)
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 12 May 2010   Notes : Source: Ozburials
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Wandsworth

Birth reg Dec qtr 1924, 1d 886, mmn RICKWOOD
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Goomalling
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesVictor was one of 30 children aged 6 to 13 who arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia from Southampton aboard 'Moreton Bay' in October 1934, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He was 9 years old.

Victor served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
RICKWOOD VICTOR : Service Number - 85341 : Date of birth - 09 Oct 1924 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH : Next of Kin - RICKWOOD CICELY

His wife Cicely (b. 1923 Tonbridge, Kent) arrived in Fremantle in 1928 aboard BORDA with parents Mabel and Arthur and her siblings. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9502 RICKWOOD, Frederick William1911ENG,    , Thetford Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
21534 RICKWOOD, Herbert Arthur1919ENG, NFK, Thetford Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
26812 RICKWOOD, Victor1924ENG, LND, Wandsworth Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes