Ted Nobbs at home in Rugby, Warwickshire holding a picture of him with his brothers as children (L-R) Barry (3), John (7), Geoff (1), and Ted Nobbs (5). A pair of long-lost brothers who were separated as children in 1945 are to be reunited for the first time after 77 YEARS apart. See SWNS story SWLNreunited. Ted Nobbs, 83, and his brother Geoff, 79, have spent more than seven decades 10,000 miles away from each other after their family was divided apart as youngsters. Ted along with siblings Barry and John were all separated from their youngest brother Geoff after their mum tragically died aged just 30 at the end of the Second World War. Their father wasn’t able to cope with caring for Geoff, who was one at the time, so decided to offer him up for adoption to give him a chance of a better life. Geoff moved to Australia in 1951 aged seven with his adoptive family and has lived there ever since – going on to have eight kids and grandchildren of his own. Ted and his brothers Barry and John had all tried several times over the years to find Geoff but were left without any success. But their luck changed in 2014, four years after eldest brother John passed away when Geoff tracked down brother Barry and sent him a letter. They all began talking over Skype and over the phone calls, finally getting to know each other after many years. Now Ted, from Rugby, Warks., will finally meet his brother Geoff for the first time since they were young boys this Sunday (4/9).