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Record #26819
Name :
: Albert THORNBOROUGH (1922 - 2013)


Father
: Albert THORNBOROUGH
Mother
: Evelyn HINES-RANDALL
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Mar 1922   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1949   Spouse/Notes : Olive May WILSON, Perth district reg 608 (divorced 1952)
Marriage (2)
: 1954   Spouse/Notes : M. E. ISHERWOOD, Perth district reg 2539

Date of Death
: 27 Jul 2013   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Birth reg Jun qtr 1922, 6d 491, mmn HINES-RANDALL
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesAlbert 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 12 years old.

Albert travelled with his sisters, Evelyn (10) and Olive (6). A brother, John, arrived in Nov 1938.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
THORNBOROUGH ALBERT : Service Number - WX15033 : Date of birth - 14 Mar 1922 : Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - RANDALL DOROTHY

Albert died in 2013 aged 91 and is buried at Midland Cemetery (G203). 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26819 THORNBOROUGH, Albert1922ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26820 THORNBOROUGH, Evelyn1923ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26965 THORNBOROUGH, John1929ENG, WAR, Birmingham N. Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26821 THORNBOROUGH, Olive1927ENG, WAR, Birmingham N. Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes