Regimental number | 30197 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 165 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fransden, 13 Johnston Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Featherston |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | London Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 13), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of S.J. Frandsen, 219 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4/2084 Lance Corporal Charles Rasmus FRANDSEN, New Zealand Engineers, died of disease, 21 November 1918; 32315 Rifleman George Henry FRANDSEN, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 1 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 30 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917, and marched in to Canterbury Infantry Regiment Training Bn, Sling Camp. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Codford, 4 April 1917, and posted to 1st Company. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Killed in action, 9 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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