HASSELBERG, Oscar Frederick
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Birth
| Date | 19/04/1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 12 October 1917 | Age | 20 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | 206 North Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Storeman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Territorials - discharged unfit | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | . . . . HESSELBERG, 206 North Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 14 January 1967 | Age | 69 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Oscar Frederick Hasselberg was born on 19 April 1897 at timaru, the son of Peter Adolphus Hasselberg from Sweden and his English wife, Mary née Cook. Oscar and his siblings featured at the Cullmantown Sabbath School prize distributions, His brother Willie died as the result of an accident on his way to school in 1906, aged 10 years. Oscar served as a Quarantine Island Guard. Oscar married Mary Evelyn Arras in 1924, at St Mary's, Timaru. His brother, Dan Hasselberg, a police constable in Wellington, was called up. Dan died in 1918, from influenza complicated by pnemonia..
Sources
Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 September 2017]
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