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Robert Haworth Cogswell

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Robert Haworth Cogswell

Birth
Brunswick, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia
Death
20 Nov 1919 (aged 46–47)
Samarai-Murua District, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Burial
Samarai-Murua District, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea Add to Map
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Robert was described as a "company promoter" at the time of his death, but he had previously worked in a diplomatic position as "British Deputy Commissioner for the Western Pacific", according to the legal documentation for probate of his Will in the NSW Supreme Court in April 1920.

At the time of his death, Robert was associated with Lindenhafen Estates Ltd; this company was involved in planting rubber and coconut trees in the South Pacific region.

There are numerous shipping records available in the New South Wales Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists (1826-1922) showing Robert sailing between Sydney and locations such as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (now Kiribati and Tuvalu), Fiji, New Zealand, Papua and the Solomon Islands between 1909 and 1912.

Robert's death was registered at Samarai by Reginald John Lynch, Chief Stewart of the "Marsina" - the vessel he was travelling on when he became ill. This record states he died of malaria and heart disease.
Robert was described as a "company promoter" at the time of his death, but he had previously worked in a diplomatic position as "British Deputy Commissioner for the Western Pacific", according to the legal documentation for probate of his Will in the NSW Supreme Court in April 1920.

At the time of his death, Robert was associated with Lindenhafen Estates Ltd; this company was involved in planting rubber and coconut trees in the South Pacific region.

There are numerous shipping records available in the New South Wales Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists (1826-1922) showing Robert sailing between Sydney and locations such as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (now Kiribati and Tuvalu), Fiji, New Zealand, Papua and the Solomon Islands between 1909 and 1912.

Robert's death was registered at Samarai by Reginald John Lynch, Chief Stewart of the "Marsina" - the vessel he was travelling on when he became ill. This record states he died of malaria and heart disease.


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