Bertram James Jones is seeking his father

I AM a friend of Bertram James Jones, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, 70 years ago.

I have been looking for his birth father, also Bertram James Jones, who was born in January 1925 in Rumney Village, south Wales, to Thomas Richard Jones and Ada Winifred Dunscombe. Bertram Snr married Esma Valencia Hughes in Victoria, Australia, in 1946. The couple divorced in 1952.

Bertram James Jones was in the Royal Navy in the Second World War.

Details: Engine room in the Royal Navy Stoker, Petty Officer = D/KX

[JONES, Bertram James (Navy Service No.: D/KX 602781)

Due to the need to access Bertram Snr’s navy records, his son would have to prove his father had died. We do not have that information.

Bert’s father was in the Royal Navy when he met his wife, Esma Valencia Hughes. I have immigration records of him arriving in Australia on April 6, 1946. Their son, Bert, was born in 1946 in Melbourne.

The marriage didn’t last long and on November 10, 1952, Bert Snr. divorced Esma for desertion.

It is possible Bert Snr changed his name to Thomas Richard Dunscomb/e sometime after the divorce. Bertram returned to England in 1953 for three months.

It was during this time that Bert Jnr was left at the door of a babies’ home. He was abandoned by his mother, but later he was told his father came occasionally to pay for his son’s keep.

Bert the son doesn’t have any memories of his father.

Over the years Bert Jnr was sent to as many as six boys’ homes. The last one was Newhaven, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.

Bert has grown to be a healthy man in both mind and spirit. He doesn’t blame his father and wants no financial awards. He only wants to know if his father is alive and a little of his family in Wales. Up until recently he had no idea he was of Welsh blood. He has done his DNA and found a half-brother he hasn’t met as yet.

Bert Jnr would love to find out if his father is still alive, and if so he would love to be in contact with him. Bert Jnr would like a photo of his father as well. There is a promise from the son he would not have any claim to any family member. He just wants to know where he came from. It is so important to Bert Jnr, who spent his first 18 years in boys’ homes. He is a lovely man who holds no blame for his lot in life. Bert has been instrumental in saving lives and helping with recovering those who find themselves in dire circumstances. Anyone would be very proud of this lovely man who is happily married and settled.

Judy Holman-Crook Unit 3/56 Reed Crescent Wonthaggi

Victoria Australia 3995