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Record #5494
Name :
: Robert ANDERSON (1918 - 1997)


Father
: Robert ANDERSON
Mother
: Mabel WHALE
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Nov 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 8 May 1997   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

Dec qtr, 1d 341, mmn WHALE (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Barrabool

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesIn 1930, Robert Anderson, 9, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of 8 children from the Child Emigration Society, Strand, London, England, accompanied by Miss E. A. Burchell, matron. He was placed in Forrest Cottage at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Australia.

Robert and his sister Muriel were two of the 6 boys and 2 girls aboard ‘Barrabool’ to Fremantle, Western Australia from London “in the charge of a lady passenger” (source: NLA Trove Newspapers). Both resided at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, from 20 Oct 1930 (source: Fairbridge Kids).


Robert enlisted in WWII : ANDERSON ROBERT : Service Number - WX20013 : Date of birth - 16 Nov 1918 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - ANDERSON MURIEL [his sister]
(Source: NAA RecordSearch)

Robert Anderson died May 8, 1997, in Australia.

Updated 08.09.15 from mollipops1  
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-09 12:06:19 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2015-09-08 13:45:28 / alanmack

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