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ESSLEMONT, George

14 June 1908 – 16 August 1969

Origin Scotland
First settled in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Original Occupation Farmer
Occupation in Australia Builder

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Departure Port Tilbury
Arrival Year 1949

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George went out to the Kalgoorlie Goldfields, invested in the stock exchange, started a building company in Perth, served in WWII as a gunner/radio operator on bombers in New Guinea. With wife Alice (nee Higgs) had two children, Elizabeth and Peter. Previously arrived in NSW in 1927.

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  • Here's a photo of George in his RAAF uniform.

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    Wed 2 Mar 2022

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