Death Of Mr. G. A. Obst
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Warrant-Officer G. A. Obst Was
killed in action in New Guinea, on December 21.
Mr. G. A. Obst had been a member of the Lutheran Mission, New Guinea, for 20 years—stationed first near Madang and for the past ten years at Finsch hafen. He was the manager of the Mis sion’s Finschhafen plantation, supervised the whole of the Mission’s industrial undertakings, and also during the last few years watched over the finances of the Finschhafen Mission.
In February, 1942, he joined the Aus tralian forces and was immediately detailed for special duties. He carried them out with such distinction that he received promotion in the field.’
He was a South Australian from the Murray Flats, and in 1929 he married a Queensland member of the Mission staff, Miss Annie Schloss.
Mrs. Obst is at present in South Aus tralia with her seven little children.
This death of a highly trusted and faith ful member of its staff is a blow to the Lutheran Mission.
The death occurred recently in France of Governor-General Guyon, formerly of the French Administrations of New Hebrides and New Caledonia.