Robert John NUNN

Robert John NUNN

Male 1922 - 1941  (18 years)


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  • Name Robert John NUNN 
    Birth 14 Apr 1922  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
      Birth registration: Robert John Nunn Birth date: 14/04/1922 Mother's name: Hilda Emily Rackley Father/parent's name: George Nunn Registration details: 1922/B/72018

    Gender Male 
    _FGRAVE 250275312 
    Death 31 Jan 1941  11.15 am, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
      Death registration: Robert John Nunn Death date: 31/01/1941
      Mother's name: Hilda Emily Rackley Father/parent's name: George
      Registration details:1941/B/50839

    • Police Report Concerning Death
      Robert John Nunn, 18 years, builder's labourer, Dawson Road, Mt Gravatt, Unmarried.
      Died Mater Hospital, South Brisbane, at 11.15am on 31 Jan 1941
      Dr Leo T. Moran, M.B.B.S, Mater Hospital, South Brisbane attended deceased before death at Mater Hospital since admission on evening of 30 Jan 1941.
      Inquiries show that Nunn was returning from his place of employment at about 5pm on 30 Jan 1941, and when riding his pedal cycle at a fast rate of speed down a steep incline on the Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill, collided with a Bedford "6" Motor Lorry, No. 276-181, property of Simpson Bros., Ann St, Brisbane, and driven by Robert Francis Dabelstein, Ferguson Road, Camp Hill, at the corner of Ashton St and Old Cleveland Road, at about 5.05pm, with the result that he was thrown heavily on the roadway. Cause of death is certified as (a) Cerebral Haemorrhage. (b) Fracture Base of Skull. Fracture of Clavicle. No suspicious circumstances. Injuries apparently accidentally received.
      Nearest relative: Deceased's father, George Nunn, who is a labourer, resides at Dawson Road, Mt Gravatt. No witnesses to the occurrence have so far been located.

    Burial 1 Feb 1941  Mt Gravatt Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • NUNN. The Relatives and Friends of Mr. and Mrs. G. Nunn and Family are invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved Son and Brother, Robert John Nunn, to leave the residence, Dawson Road, Mount Gravatt, This (Saturday) Afternoon, at 3.45 o'clock, for interment in the Mount Gravatt Cemetery.


      Burial record: Nunn Robert John 01 / 02 / 1941 18 years Part Portion Section Grave Number Monumental 4B 2 70

    Person ID I8275  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2024 

    Father George NUNN,   b. 24 Oct 1890, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1965, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Hilda Emily RACKLEY,   b. Abt 1898   d. 28 Sep 1969, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1920  Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Report of Robert John Nunn's accidental death