On Feb 2 1915, Arthur Gear, 19, married Louisa Ethel Merritt, 17, in St James the Great, Bethnal Green, London
r nthe birth of Arthur W Gear was initially registered in Apr Qtr of 1915 in Bethnal Green with mothers maiden name as Merrett then re-registered in Apr Qtr of 1915 with mothers name spelt Merritt
r na brother Robert was born in 1918 in the Shoreditch district
r nlast address given as Child Emigration Society, Savoy House, Strand, W.C,

Arthur William Gear enlisted in the Australian Army during World War 2 at Geraldton, Western Australia on March 7 1943. He stated he was single and a labourer. He gave his next of kin as his brother Robert, 143 Ford Road, Dagenham, Essex, and that his usual residence was Perth
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