Private

Robert Frank Weenink

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Weenink, of South Beach, Greymouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“Trooper Frank R. Weenink, killed, was a son of Mr Harry Weenink, Greymouth, but enlisted in Wellington, where he was employed in the head office of the Labour Department. He was a scholarship boy a few years ago, and later sat for the Junior and Senior Civil Service, and was a young man of excellent parts. He was twcnty-one years of age. His mother is the sister of the Rev J. A. Lochore, of Oamaru. This, is the third nephew that Mr Lochore has, lost on the French front.” [Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17283, 10 October 1916, Page 11]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1929
Name:
Robert Frank Weenink
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
12 December 1896
Place of Birth:
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Harry Weenink (father), South Beach, Greymouth
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
03 September 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
28 Hiropi Street, Wellington South
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Civil Servant
Employer:
New Zealand Government, Wellington
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 13 (North Canterbury and Westland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Frank Weenink
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