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Record #26267
Name :
: John Bright TOTTEN (1925 - )


Father
: Rudolph TOTTEN
Mother
: Mabel OAKES
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 29 Dec 1925   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; NAA service record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham South

Birth reg Mar qtr 1926, 6d 230, mother's maiden name WILKINSON (aka WILKINSON-OAKES)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1937
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Oronsay

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesJohn was one of 31 children aged 4 to 13 who arrived in Fremantle from London, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He was 10 years old.

He was a Flight Sergeant in the RAAF in WWII (Source NAA RecordSearch):
TOTTEN JOHN BRIGHT : Service Number - 441803 : Date of birth - 29 Dec 1925 : Place of birth - BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - DOWDALL MARTHA

His brother Alfred (b. 1920) arrived in Feb 1934 aboard 'Jervis Bay' aged 13. 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-09-25 09:08:31 / mollipops1

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Last Updated : 2016-06-25 06:30:59 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26855 TOTTEN, Alfred Frank1920ENG, WAR, Kings Norton Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26267 TOTTEN, John Bright1925ENG, WAR, Birmingham South Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26104 TOTTON, Thomas John1885ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos