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Adelheid Ethel Tamworth (1916–1998)

She migrated from Hong Kong to Bideford, Devon, England, in 1945, with her five-year-old son, Michael Ernest Zimmern, aboard the Empress of Australia, landing in Liverpool on 27 October 1945.

She left London with Michael for Hong Kong on 24 May 1946 aboard the Otranto. She was still using the surname Zimmern at the time.

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'Tamworth, Adelheid Ethel (1916–1998)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/tamworth-adelheid-ethel-22074/text32022, accessed 5 May 2025.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Zimmern, Adelheid Ethel
Birth

25 December, 1916
China

Death

8 February, 1998 (aged 81)
Bideford, Devon, England

Cause of Death

heart disease