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Record #27027
Name :
: William Harold ROOST (1915 - 1992)
  aka : William Victor


Father
: George Henry ROOST
Mother
: Alice BENSTED
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jan 1915   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1942   Spouse/Notes : Shirley Lillian CAPORN (Oerth, reg 2871)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 11 Dec 1992   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Southwark

Mar qtr 1915, 1d 213, mmn BENSTED as William H (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1926
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Berrima

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesMstr W. Roost, 11, departed London for Australia on board the Berrima in a group of 14 boys bound for Fairbridge Farm, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

Death as William Harold, matching birth reg; enlistment and marriage as William Victor as per Fairbridge records.

He served in WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
ROOST WILLIAM VICTOR : Service Number - WX29945 : Date of birth - 01 Jan 1914 : Place of birth - ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - BELLEVUE WA : Next of Kin - ROOST SHIRLEY

His wife Shirley b. 1921 also served.

William died in 1992 aged 77; his wife Shirley died in 1994 aged 73. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-04-06 04:39:07 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16556 ROOST, Amy Elizabeth1907ENG, LND, Southwark Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
27027 ROOST, William Harold1915ENG, LND, Southwark Mar 1926 : Berrima AUS Fairbridge Homes