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Rasmus Peter FRANDSEN

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:55:43+00:00
Date of birth18 October 1895
Date of death09 August 1917
Mothers nameSarah Jane (née Parker)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers place of birthEngland
Mothers date of death23 June 1933
Fathers nameRasmus Christian Frandsen
Fathers place of birthDenmark
Parents date of marriage1892
Parents place of marriageNZ
Fathers date of death31 January 1927
SiblingsGeorge Henry (b abt 1896, WW1 Service number 32315, d 1917),, Charles Rasmus (b abt 1894, WW1 Service number 4/2084, d 1918)., , ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereLondon Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Ploegsteert Plot 4, Row C, Grave 13
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Last known residenceKawhatau
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
OccupationFarmer
Place of deathIn the field, France or Belgium
Date of arrival overseas03 March 1917
Theatres of warWestern Europe 1917
Place of embarkationWellington
SurnameFRANDSEN
War memorialWeraroa Peace Gates
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesRasmus Peter
Place of arrival overseasDevonport, England
WarsWW1
Service number30197
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service3rd Ctby Reg 20th Reinforcements
Embarkation date30 December 1916
User reference9.268

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Last Employer: Mr GG Toms, Kawhatau.

Height: 5'11½"

Weight: 165lb.

Hair: Black.

Declared age: 20 years 10 months.

Complexion: Fair.

Chest: 35"-37½"

Eyes: Grey.

Rasmus's two brothers both died as a result of WW1.

Father naturalized NZ'er 1899

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