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Have placed an equiry with the Library Service and will hopefully hear back within a week. Fingers crossed they can come up with something. Thank you all again for your help.

Thank you for that malyon - I hadn't noticed that. I will confer with a ik family member if their Leslie actually worked for the post office because if not, then that cancels out Leslie still being in uk in 1954. Thanks again.

Thank you Detective. I will have a good lopok at the information you have put up. Sorry for the delay but for the last hour or so I have been battling with Aviva trying to sort out some matters with them. Not the easiest company to deal with from the orgasnisation point of view !!

there was another leslie born 1937 Coventry which might be the one dea mentioned in the british postal appointments 1954 above

If this is the same undertakers who arranged Leslie's funeral, they have a website & a 'contact us' link
http://www.bereavementassistance.org.au/our-funeral-services/

They won't be able to give full details of the person who made the arrangements, but might be able to pass on a message on your behalf.

The same applies to the Cemetery. Although not necessarily relevant, an enquiry did say who collected the Ashes but wouldn't divulge her address

Alternatively, or as well as, you could contact the Victorian Find a Librarian service and ask for details of both Beatrice's and Leslie's death notice.
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ask-librarian
If you're lucky they might either give relatives names, or a care home where they last lived.

http://mgc.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/result/4003931


Leslie Reddick
bunurong memorial park
Headstone Lawn Beam Burial, Row 37, Grave 022
Date of Birth
17 September 1921
Date of Death
21 September 2011
Date of Service
29 September 2011
-
Funeral Director
Bereavement Assistance Ltd
Burial Type
Buried
Age
90
Tenure Expiry Date
In perpetuity - for all time.
....................


http://mgc.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/result/6002B
Beatrice Adelaide Reddick
bunurong memorial park
Headstone Lawn Beam Burial, Row 37, Grave 022
Date of Birth
3 October 1914
Date of Death
25 February 2000
Date of Service
29 February 2000

Funeral Director (not listed)
-
Burial Type
Buried
Age
85
Tenure Expiry Date
In perpetuity - for all time.

There are other Reddick's listed on the same site but not, as far as can be seen, buried in the same plot.

http://mgc.smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/

Chris Ho - thank you for that. On this basis I tried the ryerson index for wife Beatrice and found a Beatrice Adelaide Reddick - death notice 2000 in the same newspaper 'Herald Sun' Melbourne. So looks as if they emigrated to the Melbourne area. I wonder if they had any children out there ?

Thank you Dea That narrows the timescale down a bit. Interesting though that although marrying in 1946 they had no children in uk by 1954.

http://ryersonindex.org/search.php

(Deaths possible on above)

Chris :)

Edits

1939 Register (Find My Past)
2 Paddock Lane , Desborough U.D., Northamptonshire,
Beatrice A Reddick (Manning) 03 Oct 1914 Female Boot & Shoe Closing Single
Edith Manning 29 Aug 1889 Female Household Duties Widowed
Ethel E Clements (Manning) 19 Aug 1917 Female Boot & Shoe Room Single Frederick J Manning 19 Feb 1921 Male Container Cutter Creaser Single
Phyllis Dutchman (Manning) 19 Mar 1933 Female At School Single

Births Dec 1914 (>99%)
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MANNING Beatrice A Jones Kettering 3b 272


http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/

(Use RecordSearch to search our collection)

(Passenger arrivals index, 1898-1966)

(not seeing on above)


Looks to be other Births to Reddick/Butler Marriage also.


Deaths Jun 1942 (>99%)
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Reddick Robert 56 Coventry 6d 818

Deaths Dec 1962 (>99%)
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REDDICK Lily 75 Nuneaton 9c 914


1939 Register (Find My Past)
6 Brookville Terrace , Coventry C.B., Warwickshire,
Lily Reddick 03 Jan 1885 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Robert Reddick 20 Jan 1887 Male Metal Polisher & Grinder Married

Looks like he was still in the UK in 1954 (if this is the same one?):

Leslie Reddick
in the British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969

Name: Leslie Reddick
Date Appointed: Aug 1954
Place Appointed: Coventry

Dea x

They aren't showing on any passenger lists . Maybe they didn't emigrate by sea

Hi - I have Leslie Reddick born 1921 Coventry, the son of Robert and Lily Reddick. Leslie married a Beatrice Manning in 1946, Kettering, Northants. They had no children in the UK and emigrated to Australia. Unfortunately this is all I have. I do not know what year they emigrated, where they departed from and what area of Australia they went to. Any information regarding this couple would be very welcome. Thank you