Misc. Notes
Name from notes in wife Elfrida’s entry in the Find a Grave website found in August 2023:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234911215/elfrida-may-mckoy- Married 3rd June 1940
Frank Ernest Drake - divorced 1947 Auckland.
- Married Leslie Archie Victor McKoy 1948.
- Cremated 8th June 1998 - New Plymouth
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2023:
1917/27688. Drake, Frank Ernest. Mother: Alice. Father: NR
Full date of birth of 15 December 1917 from further searching in August 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Country of marriage to Elfrida from search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2023:
1940/8322. Bride: Elfrida May Denton. Groom: Frank Ernest Drake
Full date of marriage of 3 June 1940 confirmed from further searching in August 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.