Private

John Anderson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. M. E. Millen (formerly Anderson), of Melbourne, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Julie Kennedy
Relationship to casualty: I am descended from his stepmother's eldest sibling.
John Anderson was born in Castle Douglas, Scotland in 1890. He was the son of John Anderson and Janet Duff. His mother died in 1891 and he was raised by his father John and stepmother Margaret McMin... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
14547
Name:
John Anderson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
26/02/1890
Place of Birth:
Castle Douglas, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M E Anderson, c/o Mr Prior, High Street, Dannevirke
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
06 March 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
c/o Mrs Clark, High Street, Dannevirke
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Motor Body Builder
Employer:
C L Neilson and Company, Dannevirke
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 March 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
John Anderson
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