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PETERSEN, Denzil Harold

25 November 1926 – 20 May 1996

Origin Rangoon, Burma
Accompanying Family Enid Lenore (nee Harris) Petersen, Deanna Petersen, Beatrice Petersen
First settled in Fremantle, WA
Original Occupation Wireless Operator
Occupation in Australia Train Engine Driver

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Departure Port Singapore
Arrival Year 1947

Fremantle

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Denzil arrived with his parents and three sisters. He chose to embrace the Australian way of life and married local Como nurse Dorothy Ravenscroft. Together they had four children who live in Western Australia. Denzil was naturalized as an Australian citizen on 28/09/1971.

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