Travis
Lester
Osborn
Born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
Patricia Eleanor (Osborn) Newth
Died
at age 26
in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2015
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Biography
Travis was the only son of Thomas Lester Osborn and Clara May Collett. [1]
He was educated at Hamilton High School and a member of the City Football Club.
Travis enlisted on July 27 1941 and was posted to the rank of Airman Pilot. [2] In June 1942, he was promoted to Flying Officer and served during WWII at that ranking with the RNZAF 3 Elementary Flying School. Service no 413887.
Travis died in 1943 aged just 27. On the 1st of November 1943, his plane collided in midair with another training aircraft at Harris Airfield near Harewood, Christchurch. Both planes, De Haviland Tiger Moths, contained an Instructor and an Airman. All personnel died in the crash. [3]
Travis' memorial is sited at the Remembrance Court, Burwood, Christchurch. [4]
Notably, his uncle also named Travis, served during WWI as a Private with the NZ Medical Corps, No 2 Field Ambulance and died in 1916 aged 28. Private Travis Anderson Osborn is buried at Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France. [5]
Sources
- https://ancestry.com.au NZ Cemetery Records
- https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz NZ Herald - 13/6/1942 Pg 8 Personal Items Out of copyright
- ↑ NZBDM #1917/7252 Osborn Travis Lester
- ↑ https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/search?n=travis+lester+osborn Certificate
- ↑ https://www.sooty.nz/miscairdeaths.html I November 1943
- ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2919866/osborn,-travis-lester
- ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/556996/osborn,-travis-anderson/
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Travis by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Travis:
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