HOLMES, Wilfred

13 September 2025 – 10 December 1986

Origin Kent, England
First settled in Pinjarra, WA
Original Occupation Child
Occupation in Australia Farm labourer/ boilermaker

MORETON BAY

Arrival Year 1934

Fremantle

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Wilfred, known as Bill, arrived from England and was sent to Fairbridge Farm School and left in 1941. He worked as a farm labourer then joined the Army. He did not see service overseas & left the Army at war's end. He married Bertha Helen Roberts in 1948 and had 3 daughters and 1 son, 5 grandsons and 2 granddaughters.

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