John Thorburn
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John Ralph Thorburn (1891 - 1932)

John Ralph Thorburn
Born in New Zealandmap
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Husband of — married 1918 in New Zealandmap
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Died at about age 41 in Auckland Railway Station, Auckland, New Zealandmap
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Biography

John Ralph was born in 1891. He was the son of Alexander Thorburn and Anne Ralph. [1] He married Hazel Beatrice Trembath in 1918 [2] He passed away in 1932 age 41 [3], accidently killed at work

SHUNTER KILLED. .Fatal injuries were received by a shunter named John Ralph Thorburn aged 41, of Royal Oak, who fell beneath the wheels of a moving carriage during shunting operations at the Auckland railway station yesterday afternoon. The carriage, with a van attached, was shunted on to a siding, and Thorburn was last seen walking round the end of the moving carriage. Death was practically instantaneous, the major injury being a broken back. Thorburn is survived by a wife and three children. [4]

Sources

  1. http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
    • NZ Birth registration 1891/3981
  2. http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
    • NZ Marriage registration 1918/254
  3. http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
    • NZ Death registration 1932/1699
  4. ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS Evening Star, Issue 21023, 10 February 1932




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