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OBORN, Charles William
(Service number 85875)

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Birth

Date	1 September 1886	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	37 Francis Avenue, Christchurch
Occupation	Health inspector
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married
Next of Kin	Mrs J. B. OBORN (wife), 324 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

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No information

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Death

Date	11 January 1942	Age	54 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference	Area 31, Plot 62
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Charles William Oborn was the son of George Arthur and Fanny (née Newman) Oborn. He married Jessie Beatrice Hill in 1913. Their daughter, Flora Jessie Oborn was born in 1914.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [23 March 2017]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [23 March 2017]

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