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OSWALD
BENJAMIN
BARTRUM
was b: 28 Mar 1891 in Creek Station,
Geraldine, and d: 13 Aug 1938 aged 48Y in Wanganui. Farming was his career choice
and attended Lincoln Agricultural college at Christchurch.1911 Press, 20 Dec: Canterbury Agricultural Collego CLASS PRIZES: First Year—O. B. Bartrum, Ist principles of agriculture, Ist practical agriculture, Ist chemistry, Ist mensuration, Ist anatomy and physiology, Ist mechanics, Ist (aeg.) botany. After his father died, Oswald took over the
management of the Puketohu farm for the Bartrum Trust.
1914 Timaru Herald, 24 Jan: The engagement is
announced of Miss Bessie Mansell Hatherley, Cashmere Hills, to Mr
Oswald Bartrum, "Puketohu," Raincliff, Fairlie.
He married Bessie on 30 Jul 1914
- she was b: 04 Jul 1887 in Christchurch, the
daughter of WILLIAM
and ROSA
MANSELL, and d: 29 May 1965 in
Wanganui. They are bur: at Wanganui's Aramoho
Cemetery.
Timaru Herald, 27 April 1917:
STREET CONTROL CASES : Oswald B Bartrum was charged with driving a
motor car at excessive speeds and fined 20s and costs.
Timaru Herald, 23 May 1917: The friends
and neighbours of Mr and Mrs Oswald Bartrum, "PukeTohu," Raincliff,
paid them a surprise visit on Friday night to wish God speed to Mr
Oswald Bartrum, who has enlisted, and leaves for Trentham this week.
After a pleasant evening interspersed with songs and recitations had
been spent Mr Buckley, on behalf of those present, handed Mr
Bartrum a radium wristlet watch, as a small token of the esteem in
which he was held. He emphasised the fine spirit of Mr Bartrum, a
Second Division man, in volunteering, and the self sacrifice of Mrs
Bartrum in allowing him to go. He spoke of his many good qualities
as a neighbour, and said if he brought the same energy to bear on
military matters as he did on farming, he would make a fine soldier.
These remarks having been endorsed iiy Messrs Wareing, Geddes, Gudex
and Mr Bartrum suitably replied. He said that though he had been in
a position to volunteer he did not like the distinction between a.
conscriptionist and the former, as the. latter was more often than
not probably deterred business obligations. "When he looked at their
gift in far distant lands, he would be reminded of the friends of
his youth and manhood." Mr Buckley then called for three cheers for
their host and hostess, and three more for Private Cyril Bartrum, a
brother who is "Somewhere in France." The singing of the National
Anthem brought a successful little function to a close.
Oswald Benjamin Bartrum;
Serial No. 55395, Rank
Private, occupation Farmer Next of Kin Mrs O. Bartrum (wife) (care of Mrs. R. McKenzie,
Cannington, Cave) New Zealand
Expeditionary Force Unit 28th
Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry
Regiment, C Company; Embarkation
Date 26 July 1917 Destination Plymouth,
England (digitalised record)
•Casualty - BARTRUM - Private O.B. hus.
of Mrs Oswald Bartrum wounded 28 March in London Hosp. 2nd son of Mr
B.P. Bartrum of South Canterbury
Timaru Herald, 18 Apr\ 1918: Mrs Oswald
Battrum, Cashmere Hills, has advised that her husband, Private
Oswald B. Barbruni, has been severely wounded in the left eye, and
was admitted to hospifol in England, on April 6th. He is the second
son of the late Mr B P. Bartrum, of South Canterbury, and prior to
enlisting in tthe 28th Reinforcement was farming in the Fairlie
district. Private Bartrum was educated at the Christhurch Boys' High
School and Lincoln College. His younger brother (Cyril) left with
the 2nd Reinforcements, and has seen continuous fighting-:
Press: 4 July 1918, Mrs O. B. Bartrum,
Hatherley, Cashmere Hills, has received information that her
husband, Mr Oswald Bartrum, of Puketohu, Fairlie, will return at an
early date. He has been severely wounded in the left eye. He left
with the 28th Draft in July, 1917. Mr Bartrnm's brother, Cyril, was
killed in action.
Oswald on his return from war was
allocated a Returned Serviceman's balloted property next to the
"Bridge to Nowhere", 35 miles up the Wanganui River
Wanganui Chronicle, Sept 1918 Section 10,
Block 11, Whirinaki S.D., 1110 acres, R.L. Oswald B. Bartrum. Annual
rent, £74 18s 6d.
Wanganui Chronicle, 30 Sept 1918 CROWN
LANDS. THE WELLINGTON LAND BOARD The following
business was approved APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. Section 28, Mawaihakona
Township, 3 rood s 22 perches. Cash, J. J. Moore. Price £130.
Section 10, Block 11, Whirinaki S.D., 1110 acres, R.L. Oswald B.
Bartrum.
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Children of OSWALD BARTRUM and
FRANCES
MANSELL
are:
i. P AUL
MANSELL
BARTRUM (b.
18 Nov 1910; d. 1986, Napier) He married (1) MURIEL
BEATRICE
HINGSTON 1942.
He mar: (2) ROSE
ALICE
ELSON/JARDEN
1949. She was born 1916.
WW2 Servicemen's rehabilitation files
Children of PAUL BARTRUM and
ROSE E LSON/JARDEN
are:
i. G EOFFREY
PETER
BARTRUM mar:
LINDY
MACDOUGALL st Eden,
NSW;
Their daughters are Deborah Dawn Evelyn; ........... and Cassandra Josephine Bartrum
ii.
LYNDA
ROSEMARY
BARTRUM mar: 10 Apr
1970 to (1) MAURICE
MCDOWELL, (b. 1952; d.
01 Dec 1979)
Sons are Jason
Paul and Chet Grant McDowell
mar: (2) RICHARD
NOEL
Dau: is Nicole Antonia
Powell
ii. ROSEMANY
BARTRUM,
b. 1915; d. 03 Jun 1915, Timaru; bur 5 Jun 1915 Timaru
Cem
iii. RUTH
GERALDINE
BARTRUM,
b. 23 Feb 1918, Geraldine, South Canterbury; d. 05 Sep 1983,
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Auckland Star, 18 Apr 1944 Jacques Bartrum —The
engagement is announced between Ruth, eldest daughter of Mrs. and
the late Mr. Oswald Bartrum, of Mahirikiri, Wanganui, and Robert,
second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Jacques, of Nebraska, U.S.A.
She mar: CALVERT
HENRY (HARRY)
SMITH . He was b: 02
Jan 1917 in Camperdown, Victoria, and died 01 Jun 1970 in
Heidleberg, Victoria.
Children of
RUTH
BARTRUM and
CALVERT
SMITH are:
i. R OBYN
SMITH.
ii. K ENNETH
SMITH.
iii. R OBERT
SMITH, mar:
CATHERINE
GUDSELL
iv. R OMALA
AUDREY
BARTRUM ( b. 20 Apr 1921; d. 2004) She married
RONALD
TAPP 1945.
Children of R OMALA
BARTRUM and
RONALD
TAPP are:
i. M ERTON
TAPP mar:
SUSAN
BLACKMAN - Son is Richard
Tapp
ii. HEATHER
TAPP mar;
GEORGE
BENNS - Sons are Jeremy and
Christopher
iii. ROGER
TAPP mar.
CHRISTINE
NICHOLSON - Sons are Simon and
Christopher
v. GEOFFREY
OSWALD
BARTRUM,
b. 1923; d. 03 Aug 1940, Wanganui Hospital.
New Zealand Herald, 12 Aug 1940 DEATH OF
SCHOOLBOY A verdict that Geoffrey Oswald
Bartrum, aged 17 years, died in the Wanganui Hospital on August 3,
the cause of death being injuries accidentally suffered while
exercising in the gymnasium of the New Plymouth Boys High School on
October 14, 1939, was returned by the coroner. A statement by
D. Caldwell, a boarder at the New Plymouth High School, was read. He
stated that Bartrum in the school gymnasium was practising a
movement on the horizontal bar, called the "flyway" -when he fell.
His head struck the mat and he appeared to slide forward two or
three feet while still on his neck. The accident was probably caused
by Bartrum's hands slipping off the bar a part of a second before
they should have done. Dr. H. L. Widdowson, medical superintendent
of the Wanganui Hospital said that Bartrum was transferred to
Wanganui from New Plymouth on Dec 8, 1939. He was suffering from a
fracture dislocation of the seventh cervical vertebra. He suffered
total paralysis of the legs and trunk as high as the second rib on
each side. He gradually declined and died on August 3 last.
New Zealand Herald, 7 Aug 1940 LONG
SUFFERING Injured when he fell from apparatus in
the New Plymouth Boys' High School gynmasium nearly a year ago,
Geoffrey Oswald Bartrum, aged 17, has died in the Wanganui Hospital.
Bartrum suffered a broken neck in the accident, but it was hoped
that he would recover. He remained in the New Plymouth Hospital for
weeks and was removed to Wanganui on Dec 8, special care being taken
by the Railway Department and the ambulances so that the injured
youth would suffer no setback. The youth's condition became worse
last week, and he did not recognise his mother when she went to see
him. He had been an exemplary patient in the Wanganui Hospital, and
his cheerfulness made him very popular with the nurses and patients.
On Wednesday last he was visited by Earl McCready, the wrestler,
whose career he closely followed. He was the second son of Mrs.
Bartrum and the late Mr. O. Bartrum, Bell Street, and was a
brilliant student.
vi. ISOBEL
AMY
BARTRUM,
(b. 15 Mar 1927; d. 2011) She mar: 1949
KEVIN
DOUGLAS
GUDSELL, son of
HENRY DANIEL
GUDSELL and
MAUDE
HILLS. He was b: 18
Aug 1927, and died 2005.
Children
of ISOBEL BARTRUM and KEVIN GUDSELL are:
i. HELEN GUDSELL
mar: RUSSELL TULLOCK - Son is Lance Tullock
ii. NOEL GUDSELL
mar: JUDIE SIMANSON - Sons are Daniel and Nathan Gudsell
iii. PETER
GUDSELL mar: JANICE WARREN - Sons are Matthew and Scott
iv. TREVOR
GUDSELL mar: ANDREA CURRIE - Brei Gudsell
v. SUSAN GUDSELL
mar: RODERICK BOTT
vi. CATHERINE
GUDSELL mar: ROBERT SMITH
vii. PATRICIA
GUDSELL
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