OBRIEN, Myrtle A
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Identity
Gender: F
Also known as: O'BRIEN
Born: 22 December 1947, Rochford, Essex, England
Died
Surviving: Living
Migration
Organisation: Fairbridge Homes
Institution
Ship: STRATHAIRD
Arrival: May 1959
Destination: Australia
Placement
Family
Father
Spouse
Siblings: Mary L. M., Patrick
Service
WW1
WW2
Notes
A birth registration was found for Myrtle A O'Brien; Mother's Maiden Surname: Baker; Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1947; Registration district: Rochford; Registration county: Essex; Volume Number: 4a; Page Number: 970.
In 1959, Myrtle O'Brien, 12 (along with brother, Patrick O'Brien, 15, and sister Mary O'Brien, 13), arrived at Sydney, Australia, in a group of Fairbridge children from Knockholt, Kent, England, en route to Fairbridge Farm School, Molong, Australia.