Jack Anderson

Forenames

Jack AWMM

Surname

Anderson AWMM

Service number

WWII 62845 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1919

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Birth notes

Son of Miha and Mary Anderson, of Utakura, Auckland

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM 171 Victoria Street East, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M. Anderson (mother), Mareroa, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 62845 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM

Jack Anderson was the son of Miha and Mary Anderson, of Utakura, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

11 Dec 1941 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Okaihau First World War memorial gates, Horeke Rd, Northland AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2095939
  Sources Used

References

• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II [electronic resource]. (2002). Whangarei, N.Z.: Returned Services Association.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 4: WW2 11
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Information kindly provided by family