HOME      FORUM      HELP      SEARCH      
News : The Surname Interests Table (SIT), the Database for Special Interests Groups (DBSIG) and Ancestral Anniversaries
are now "mobile friendlier" more here ...
The RootsChat Reference Library

RootsChat.Com »  RootsChat Reference Library »   Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) »   British Home Children : Quick Search

Record #27142
Name :
: Frederick SHARP (1919 - 1942)
  aka : SHARPE
  aka : Frederick Clifford


Father
: James Taylor SHARP
Mother
: Florence Mabel SNELLING
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Apr 1919   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 10 Feb 1942   Notes : Source: WWII Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Medway

Jun qtr 1919, 2a 972, mmn SNELLING
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cenetery
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Balranald

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesFrederick Sharp arrived in Australia in a group of 53 Barnardo children from Stepney Causeway, London, accompanied by Matron Hodgetts and Mr John Gregg. One boy was put ashore at Colombo with a septic leg and another (William RALPH) stayed in Western Australia; 51 went on to Sydney.

The boys were aged from nine to 17 years. The older lads were to be sent on to farms, and the younger ones to school at Mowbray Park, Picton. (Source: NLA Trove newspapers)

Frederick served in WWII - Corporal, missing, presumed dead in Singapore 1942 (NAA RecordSearch):
SHARP FREDERICK CLIFFORD : Service Number - NX73197 : Date of birth - 06 April 1919 : Place of birth - KENT ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - SHARP MARJORIE [sister, c/- Barnardo Homes, Sydney]

CWGC site states he was the son of James Taylor Sharp and Florence Mabel Sharp, of Gillingham, Kent. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-04-16 04:09:06 / mollipops1

Last Updated :

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Frederick SHARP:



 
Readers Comments

Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  11 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11400 SHARP, Alice1876ENG,     Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
11793 SHARP, Arthur1898ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12177 SHARP, Emily 1918ENG, LND, Holborn May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27142 SHARP, Frederick1919ENG, KEN, Medway Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
15608 SHARP, Gladys1911ENG,     Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
19182 SHARP, Horace1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11450 SHARP, Mabel1912ENG, LDN, London Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
16491 SHARP, Margaret1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12612 SHARP, Matthew1909ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23413 SHARP, Robert ENG,     Aug 1930 : Antonia CAN Salvation Army  
20825 SHARP, William H1888ENG,     May 1904 : Dominion CAN Unknown