Rifleman
Niels Andersen
Conflict:
WW1
Additional Information:
Son of Jens and Amalie Andersen of Norsewood, Napier.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Public Contributions:
Submitted by: Kym Thomas
Relationship to casualty: Great Great Niece (Niels was my Grandfather's Uncle)
Niels Andersen was the son of Danish immigrants to New Zealand who fled Denmark after losing the second Schleswig War (1864). Niels' father fought the Germans in that war. Niels was a bushman in... Read MoreAdd a Story or Photo
Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Service Number:
22914
Name:
Niels Andersen Name variation:
Neils Andersen (CWGC) Rank:
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bushman Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion, A Company
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death:
34
Conflict:
WW1
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location:
Belgium