NAA: A1, 1918/2644
Ratke, Mary
Digital copy - 36611
| Occupation as written | Household duties in my own home |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 7 Nov 1917 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | EC |
| Date of approval or denial | 13 Mar 1918 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Modern country | Australia |
| Age on application | 56 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | None |
| Port of Departure | None |
| Port of Arrival | None |
| Date of arrival | None |
| Name of ship | None |
| Address in Australia | 66 Randell St Perth |
| Address State | Western Australia |
| Time at address | |
| Married | Yes |
| Children | Yes |
9: 2 sons at The Front. Leslie, Ernet. Eva. Hannah. Anton John. Mina. Lilian. two girls married. all in Perth. |
| Name of reference | Hugh Francis McLorley |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (Western Australia) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | Yes |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
Memorandum, p.8 by Foenander, 1/2/1918: Germ hub interned in Liverpool. They bought a farm when married with her money, but after a few years, he sold everything up and went away. Sent money for a while but since 1907 'he deserted her and left her with a young helpless family to provide for, without any money or asset of any kind'. He paid for a bit, after being sued but then 'absconded'. Has an 'invalid son' and 'aged mother'. Takes in laundry. Two eldest sons in AIR and both wounded and in hospital in ENgland. (bit more detail on op.25)