TRENKNER, Conrad Arnold William
| Service Number: | 219 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 25 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | New Zealand, 25 May 1953, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, N.Z. Plot: M 004:004 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 219 | |
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| 16 Mar 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 13, note promoted to Corporal 16 Mar 1901. | |
| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 219, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 219, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Conrad Arnold William Trenkner enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Henry Trenkner, Warwick. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 13, his first given name is recorded as Konrad and it notes he directed part of his pay to his brother Mr H. Trenkner, Gympie.
Konrad (Conrad) Arnold William Trenkner was born on 25 Oct 1881 in Queensland, a son to Karl August Wilhelm Trenkner and Maria Turner Trenkner (nee Chambers). After returning from South Africa he ventured to New Zealand. While residing at Turakina on the North Island he married Eida (Edith) Ellen Simonsen on 27 May 1908 at Rongatea and they had at 2 children.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 514; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks, Bk 2 p. 13; Find A Grave memorial; BDM Qld online birth registry; BDM NZ online marriage and death registry).
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