Sergeant

John George Anderson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Melicen Elizabeth Barber (formerly Anderson, née Tomlinson), of Awakeri, Whakatane.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Melicen Barber - wife of John George Anderson

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Lindsay Barber
Relationship to casualty: Grandmother's first husband
My grandmother, Milicen [Melicen] Tomlinson (her maiden name) married John George Anderson. After he was killed in action, she married Frank Albert Barber on the 12th of December 1916. Your records h... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/3159
Name:
John George Anderson
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
14/05/1885
Place of Birth:
Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M E Anderson (mother), c/o Mrs Headley, Mt Smart Road, Onehunga
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
23 August 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Otarere
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
A Bain, Otarere, Bay of Plenty
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion, 8 (Southland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
John George Anderson
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