BESANT, Robert
23 March 1899 – 26 March 1977
Origin Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
First settled in Nangeenan, WA
Original Occupation Farmer
Occupation in Australia Wheat & Dairy Farmer & RAAF
EURIPIDES
Arrival Year 1923
Albany
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Arrived Albany Port 2/5/1923 on Euripides. Was wheat farmer in Nangeena. Married Triy Middleton 1927. Had 4 children, Blanche (Viv), Colin, Shirley & Glenice (Jackie). Joined army in 1940 then transferred to airforce until the end of the war. After war, was a dairy farmer in Byford. Lived in Cloverdale for a number of years. Died in March 1977, aged 78.
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Robert Besant married Florence Gertrude Middleton (also known as Trix)
Sat 14 Jul 2018
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