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Major '''Aubrey Neil Weinman''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] CMZS (1897–10 August 1967) was a [[Demographics of Sri Lanka|Ceylonese]] [[soldier]], [[civil servant]] and [[naturalist]]. He was the first Director of the [[National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka|Colombo Zoological Gardens]] (1947-1962).<ref name=I2011>{{cite news|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=33621|title=You cannot make a good man bad|first=Rohan N.|last=Fernando|newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=31 August 2011|accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref>
Major '''Aubrey Neil Weinman''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] CMZS (1897–10 August 1967) was a [[Demographics of Sri Lanka|Ceylonese]] [[soldier]], [[civil servant]] and [[naturalist]]. He was the first Director of the [[National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka|Colombo Zoological Gardens]] (1947-1962).<ref name=I2011>{{cite news|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=33621|title=You cannot make a good man bad|first=Rohan N.|last=Fernando|newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=31 August 2011|accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Weinman was born in [[Colombo]], the son of William Algernon Weinman (1869-1922), a stationmaster, and Caroline Maud née Reimers (1872-1961).<ref name=DBU/> He attended school at the [[Royal College, Colombo]],<ref name=ST2014>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140330/plus/once-it-was-davids-big-garden-with-lots-of-animals-90554.html|title=Once it was David's 'big garden with lots of animals' |first=Kumudini|last=Hettiarachchi|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|date=30 March 2014|accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref> where he was a sergeant in the Cadet Corps. Following the outbreak of [[World War I]], he traveled to England in April 1918 to join the [[British Army]]. In November he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]], of the [[9th Bhopal Infantry]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31784 |date=17 February 1920 |pages=1952  |supp=y |nolink=yes}}</ref> He saw action on the western front and was wounded in battle.<ref name=ST2014/> After the war he remained in the reserves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/dmmason?lang=en&n=weinman&oc=0&p=aubrey+neil|title=Family tree of Aubrey Neil Weinman|website=Geneanet|language=en|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>
Weinman was born in [[Colombo]], the son of William Algernon Weinman (1869-1922), a stationmaster, and Caroline Maud née Reimers (1872-1961).<ref name=DBU/> He attended school at the [[Royal College, Colombo]],<ref name=ST2014>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140330/plus/once-it-was-davids-big-garden-with-lots-of-animals-90554.html|title=Once it was David's 'big garden with lots of animals' |first=Kumudini|last=Hettiarachchi|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|date=30 March 2014|accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref> where he was a sergeant in the Cadet Corps. Following the outbreak of [[World War I]], he traveled to England in April 1918 to join the [[British Army]]. In November he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]], of the [[9th Bhopal Infantry]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31784 |date=17 February 1920 |pages=1952  |supp=y |nolink=yes}}</ref> He saw action on the western front and was wounded in battle.<ref name=ST2014/> After the war he remained in the reserves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/dmmason?lang=en&n=weinman&oc=0&p=aubrey+neil|title=Family tree of Aubrey Neil Weinman|website=Geneanet|language=en|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

Latest revision as of 08:53, 17 October 2022

Aubrey Neil Weinman
Born1897
Died(1967-10-08)8 October 1967
Applecross, Western Australia
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor
Battles/warsWorld War I, World War II

Major Aubrey Neil Weinman, OBE CMZS (1897–10 August 1967) was a Ceylonese soldier, civil servant and naturalist. He was the first Director of the Colombo Zoological Gardens (1947-1962).[1]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Weinman was born in Colombo, the son of William Algernon Weinman (1869-1922), a stationmaster, and Caroline Maud née Reimers (1872-1961).[2] He attended school at the Royal College, Colombo,[3] where he was a sergeant in the Cadet Corps. Following the outbreak of World War I, he traveled to England in April 1918 to join the British Army. In November he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Indian Army, of the 9th Bhopal Infantry.[4] He saw action on the western front and was wounded in battle.[3] After the war he remained in the reserves.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

He joined the government service and was appointed the second Superintendent of the Colombo Zoological Gardens after it was established in 1939, following the liquidation of Zoological Garden Company in 1936. During his service, new programs included introducing more native and foreign species, education and conservation programs, and improving the facilities and infrastructure.

With the outbreak of World War II in the far east, Weinman was mobilised for service as a Major with the British Army under the Malaya Command.[6] He became a POW after the fall of Singapore. He spent four years in a prisoner of war camp and was liberated at war's end.[1][3]

On his return he became the inaugural Director of the Colombo Zoological Gardens and remained there until his retirement in 1962.[3]

He was awarded an OBE as part of the 1954 New Year Honours.[7]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

After retirement, he moved to Australia with his wife Ena née van Cuylenberg and son David. He died in Perth in 1967.[2]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Weinman, Aubrey Neil (1969). My Personal Ark. Colombo: Lake House Investments.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fernando, Rohan N. (31 August 2011). "You cannot make a good man bad". The Island. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blaze, B. R. (1983). "Genealogy of the Family Weinman" (PDF). Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. 61. Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon: 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hettiarachchi, Kumudini (30 March 2014). "Once it was David's 'big garden with lots of animals'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "No. 31784". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 February 1920. p. 1952.
  5. ↑ "Family tree of Aubrey Neil Weinman". Geneanet. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "No. 36522". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 May 1944. p. 2302.
  7. ↑ Ceylon list: "No. 40056". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1953. pp. 47–48.
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