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Record #26805
Name :
: Wilfred HOLMES (1925 - 1986)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 May 1925   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1948   Spouse/Notes : Bertha H ROBERTS, Perth district reg 1768
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 12 Oct 1986   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent

Birth reg not found.
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1934
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Moreton Bay

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesWilfred 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 9 years old.

He served in WWII (Source: NAA RecordSearch):
HOLMES WILFRED : Service Number - WX500205 : Date of birth - 03 May 1925 : Place of birth - KENT ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - KARRAKATTA WA : Next of Kin - Unknown

Wilfred died in 1986 aged 61 and is memorialised at Karrakatta Garden of Remembrance MC 12/21; his wife Bertha b. 1923. 
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