Arthur Donald FREE

Arthur Donald FREE

Male 1923 - 2003  (80 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 64 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Arthur Donald FREE 
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Travel Between 10 and 13 Dec 1945  Morotai Island, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Embarked Tarakan Island per “HMAS Kanimbla” 
    Birth 28 Sep 1923  Byford, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Peel Estate
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1931  Peel Estate, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Group 81 
    Occupation 1939  Cardup, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cardup Brickworks 
    Military Service Between 14 Sep 1942 and 17 Jun 1946  [3, 4
    World War 2 - #WX32731 - Australian Army - POE-Northam - Private - 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion 
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    Military Service Record
    Travel 23 Apr 1945  Tarakan Island, Borneo Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Embarked Morotai Island per "HMAS Manoora" 
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    Military Service Between 4 Apr 1947 and 20 Sep 1948  [5
    World War 2 - #WX501143 - POE - Karrakatta WA 
    Military Service Between 21 Sep 1948 and 21 Sep 1951 
    World War 2 BCOF - #WX501143 - POE - Hiro, Japan - Occupation: Trucker 
    Newspaper Article 24 Feb 1950  [6
    Occupation Between 1951 and 1988 
    Western Australian Rail Co. 
    Newspaper Article 8 Dec 1953  [7
    Residence 1958  Spencer Brook, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Repairer 
    Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 - Arthur Donald Free
    Residence 1968  Koorda, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    railway employee 
    Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 - Arthur Donald Free
    Residence 1972  Dowerin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    6 Government Road, railway employee 
    Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 - Arthur Donald Free
    Residence 1977  Bencubbin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    6 Brown Street, railway employee 
    Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 - Arthur Donald Free
    Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 - Arthur Donald Free
    Residence 1980  Bencubbin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    6 Brown Street, railway employee 
    Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 - Arthur Donald Free
    Death 27 Dec 2003  Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cremated 2 Jan 2004  Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 2 Jan 2004  Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Plot: ANGLICAN-PD-0560
    Blog 14 Apr 2013 
    BLOG - Spotlight On: Arthur Donald FREE 
    Blog 19 Apr 2013 
    BLOG - Lest We Forget: Arthur Donald FREE 
    Certificate of Birth Have - Extract 
    Travel Between 3 Mar and 3 May 1946  Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Embarked Morotai Island per “Georgetown Victory” 
    Travel Between 28 Mar and 7 Apr 1945  Morotai Island, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Embarked Cairns, Queensland per “MV Van Heutz” 
    Travel Between 18 Feb and 3 Mar 1948  Kure, Hiroshima, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Embarked Sydney per “HMAS Kanimbla” 
    FSID L2H2-Y1C 
    AKA Mick 
    Certificate of Death Wanted 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William FREE,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (6 x Great Grandfather) 
    Emma UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1801, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED  (2 x Great Grandmother) 
    Half-siblings 4 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of Charles William Alfred FREE and Kathleen Mary ANNAKIN
    Half-siblings 2 half sisters (family of Alfred FREE and Eunice SCHMITT
    Half-siblings 1 half sister (family of George Gregory De Grey COPPIN and Eunice SCHMITT
    Person ID I6  MyBradyTree | BRADY, Ancestor of Darryl William BRADY , ES, KJS, KLF, RTJ, GSS, MAC, FW, CRJ, SMF, TYS, AV, Descendant of Convict Henry TISSOTT
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2025 

    DNA Tests  1 DNA test is associated with Arthur Donald FREE 

    Father AncestorsCharles William Alfred FREE,   b. 6 Dec 1905, Waroona, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1986, Balga, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Other Partners: Kathleen Mary ANNAKIN  m. 18 Dec 1926  
    Mother AncestorsEunice SCHMITT,   b. 25 Nov 1882, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1958, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Other Partners: George Gregory De Grey COPPIN  m. NEVER MARRIED;   Alfred FREE  m. 8 Oct 1919  
    Family ID F494  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsElizabeth Jane SHACKLETON,   b. 9 Mar 1924, Byford, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1998, Shoalwater, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Other Partners: Giovanni Vincenzo PIROMALLI  m. NEVER MARRIED;   Andrew Ross MAIR;   Lewis HINSLEY  m. 21 Oct 1939 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1949  Mundijong, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
     2. William Arthur FREE,   b. 27 Nov 1953, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1974, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    +3. Living
    +4. Living
    +5. Living
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2025 

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    Link to Google MapsTravel - Embarked Tarakan Island per “HMAS Kanimbla” - Between 10 and 13 Dec 1945 - Morotai Island, Indonesia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Sep 1923 - Byford, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Group 81 - 1931 - Peel Estate, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cardup Brickworks - 1939 - Cardup, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTravel - Embarked Morotai Island per "HMAS Manoora" - 23 Apr 1945 - Tarakan Island, Borneo Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Dec 1949 - Mundijong, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Repairer - 1958 - Spencer Brook, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - railway employee - 1968 - Koorda, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Government Road, railway employee - 1972 - Dowerin, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Brown Street, railway employee - 1977 - Bencubbin, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Brown Street, railway employee - 1980 - Bencubbin, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Dec 2003 - Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremated - 2 Jan 2004 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 2 Jan 2004 - Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTravel - Embarked Morotai Island per “Georgetown Victory” - Between 3 Mar and 3 May 1946 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTravel - Embarked Cairns, Queensland per “MV Van Heutz” - Between 28 Mar and 7 Apr 1945 - Morotai Island, Indonesia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTravel - Embarked Sydney per “HMAS Kanimbla” - Between 18 Feb and 3 Mar 1948 - Kure, Hiroshima, Japan Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
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    Photos
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    Documents
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    Headstones
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    Plot: ANGLICAN-PD-0560

    Ships
    SHIP-Kanimbla-01
    SHIP-VanHeutz-01
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    SHIP-GeorgetownVictory-01.jpg

    Albums
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    Free (91)
    Free Family

  • Notes 

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Arthur Donald FREE". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I6&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed February 17, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S871] Wikipedia, http://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/military/FREE-ArthurD1923/index.php?imageNumber=6.

    2. [S1157] Ancestry.com, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia, School Indexes, 1830-1970.

    3. [S920] Commonwealth of Australia, World War Two Nominal Roll, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=766809.

    4. [S613] National Archives of Australia, Control symbol: WX32731 Item barcode: 6361706.

    5. [S613] National Archives of Australia, Control symbol: WX501143 Item barcode: 6361299.

    6. [S954] Trove, THIS SORT OF ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. (1950, February 24). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1954), p. 2 Edition: FINAL. Retrieved April 13, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80828287.

    7. [S954] Trove, DRUNK DRIVING TWICE IN FOUR MONTHS. (1953, December 8). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49604205.

    8. [S884] Ancestry.com, Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.

    9. [S880] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, Database online..

    10. [S941] Web Site, http://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/military/FREE-ArthurD1923/index.php?imageNumber=7.

    11. [S914] Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, http://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/military/FREE-ArthurD1923/index.php?imageNumber=6.