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Marjorie Joyce Robottom

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Name Marjorie Joyce Robottom [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Birth 13 Jun 1922 18 Winter Ave, Westcliff on Sea, Southend on Sea, Essex, England [6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender Female Occupation 1938 a Clerical Officer at the India Office Media (Log in) Military-Begin 24 Feb 1943 HMS Pembroke, Chatham, Kent, England Joined the WRNS Residence 15 Mar 1945 40 Burgh Wood, Epsom, Surrey, England [10]
Media (Log in) Military-End 31 Jan 1946 HMS Pembroke, Chatham, Kent, England Release from service. Occupation 14 Sep 1946 a Clerical Officer at the India Office Emigration 24 Nov 1946 London, England [11]
Media (Log in) Pass 19 Aug 1952 London, England Name Christopher G Lloyd
Arrival Age 3
Birth Date abt 1949
Port of Departure Beira, Mozambique
Arrival Date 19 Aug 1952
Port of Arrival London, England
Ports of Voyage Beira; Dar-Es-Salaam; Zanzibar; Tanga; Mombasa; Aden; Suez; Port Said and Marseilles
Ship Name Kenya
Shipping Line British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number 184468Confirmation 11 Mar 1960 Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia NR is now Zambia Emigration 22 Apr 1961 Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia [12]
Quarantine List Immigration 2 May 1961 New Zealand [13]
Residence 1963 437 Waimea Road, Nelson, New Zealand [1]
Residence 1969 437 Waimea Road, Nelson, New Zealand [2]
Residence 1972 437 Waimea Road, Nelson, New Zealand [3]
Naturalization 7 Apr 1976 New Zealand [8]
Residence 1978 437 Waimea Road, Nelson, New Zealand [4]
Residence 1981 1/44 Shelbourne St, Nelson, New Zealand [5]
Death 30 Oct 1999 'Serendipity', 1234 Main Highway, Manakau, Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand [14]
Cremation Aft 30 Oct 1999 Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand [15]
Person ID I3 tree1 Last Modified 30 Jul 2025
Father Charles Henry Robottom, b. 7 Dec 1893, 5 Belvedere Cres, Waterloo, Lambeth, London, England d. 26 Aug1978, Sunnyside Park Nursing Home, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Mother Alice Emily Gerhold, b. 9 Jun 1895, 27 Springfield Road, Chingford, Walthamstow, Essex, England d. 22 Apr 1966, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, England
(Age 70 years)
Marriage 3 Jul 1920 Register Office, Hackney, London, England [16, 17]
Media (Log in) Siblings
1 sibling Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Godfrey John Lloyd, b. 22 Jul 1914, Percy Street, Garndiffaith, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 28 Jun 1966, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand
(Age 51 years)
Marriage 14 Sep 1946 Epsom Registry Office, Epsom, Surrey, England [18, 19]
Media (Log in) Children + 1. Living Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2017
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Photos Photos (Log in) Defence Medal: 1939 to 1945
Medal:
The obverse of the medal shows the uncrowned head of King George VI. The reverse bears the Royal Crown resting on an oak tree, flanked by two lions above the words ‘The Defence Medal’, with the date 1939 top left and 1945 top right.
Ribbon:
Flame coloured in the centre flanked by stripes of green to symbolise enemy attacks on Britain’s green and pleasant land, with narrow black stripes to represent the black out.
Criteria:
The Defence Medal was awarded for non operational service. This type of service in the UK included those service personnel working in headquarters, on training bases and airfields and members of the Home Guard. Home Guard service counts between the dates of 14 May 1940 and 31 December 1944. The Defence Medal was also awarded for non operational service overseas, for example in India or South Africa.
The table below shows the qualifying time required depending on the area served.
Area Time required
UK 1080 days
Overseas non-operational 360 days
Overseas non-operational with close threat or air attack 180 days
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