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Record #27285
Name :
: William Thomas SHEPPARD (1923 - 2005)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Dec 1923   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1946   Spouse/Notes : Faith EATON (Perth district, reg 734)
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 16 Aug 2005   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Steyning

Dec qtr 1923, 2b 362, mmn SHEPPARD (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jul 1935
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesMstr Wiliam SHEPPARD, 11, arrived in Fremantle aboard 'Moreton Bay' from Southampton in a group of 28 children bound for Fairbridge Farm, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1942 and then served in the RAAF 1943-46 (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
SHEPPARD WILLIAM THOMAS : Service Number - W83215 : Date of birth - 07 Dec 1923 : Place of birth - BRIGHTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PINJARRA WA : Next of Kin - WATSON CANON

William died in 2005, aged 81. His wife Faith died in 1973, aged 49. 
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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  9 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9520 SHEPPARD, Edith 1890ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5699 SHEPPARD, Emily1901ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5897 SHEPPARD, Emma1895ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4439 SHEPPARD, Frank1862ENG, WIL, Ogbourne Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
26817 SHEPPARD, Peter J1923 Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
18842 SHEPPARD, Sarah1891ENG,     Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
12404 SHEPPARD, William1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
19368 SHEPPARD, William1904ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
27285 SHEPPARD, William Thomas1923ENG, SSX, Steyning Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes