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Record #12127

Name :: : Ernest Edward SKIPPINGS (1921 - 2001)
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Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 7 Sep 1921 Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record
Marriage (1): : 1943 Spouse/Notes : Norma Wilma BARRETT (Perth district, reg 2127)
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 12 Aug 2001 Notes : Source: Ozburials

Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Fife, Burntisland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia, Bunbury

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.

Ernest arrived aged 6 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.

He enlisted in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch)
SKIPPINGS ERNEST EDWARD : Service Number - F3457 : Date of birth - 07 Sep 1921 : Place of birth - BURNTISLAND SCOTLAND : Place of enlistment - FREMANTLE : Next of Kin - SKIPPINGS NORMA

His wife Norma died in 2013. They are buried at Bunbury Cemetery, WA.

ContributorsCreated : 2010-06-28 12:24:44 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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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 3 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency
12127	SKIPPINGS, Ernest Edward	1921	SCT, FIF, Burntisland	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
12179	SKIPPINGS, Jane S V	1919	SCT, FIF	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
12128	SKIPPINGS, William Vallance	1918	SCT, FIF	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes

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