Mark Norman Anderson

Forenames

Mark Norman AWMM

Surname

Anderson AWMM

Service number

23159 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

11 Jan 1909 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 01 Feb 1940 AWMM Matakana, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs Clara Sylvia Anderson (wife), C/o Nurses Home, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 28 Oct 1940 AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Tunisia AWMM
• North Africa AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

23159 AWMM

Military service

• 3 years in North Auckland Mounted Rifles (Territorials) AWMM
• 29th (Mixed) Battalion AWMM
• B Force, 8th Brigade, New Zealand 3rd Division AWMM
• 31 Battalion AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1939-1945 Star AWMM
• Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM
• Defence Medal AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

• WW2 01 Feb 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.13
  Age  30 AWMM
  Farmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.13
• WW2

Embarkation details

• WW2 HMT 29 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.13 Vessel was Rangatira AWMM Temporary Corporal 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.13 29th (Mixed) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.13 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
• WW2 Temporary Corporal 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.11 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.11
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 feet 10 inches AWMM
• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Corporal/Military AWMM
24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Mark Anderson was the son of Joseph Allan Anderson and Maud Anderson (nee Rayner) of Matakana, North Auckland.

The New Zealand Herald of 12 April 1943 reported that Corporal Anderson had been killed in action. AWMM

Death

26 Mar 1943 AWMM
Age  34 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM Plot 11, Row E, Grave 18 AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Matakana War Memorial (King George war memorial statue), Matakana Wharf Reserve, Matakana Road, Matakana, New Zealand AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Warkworth RSA, 1939 - 1945, wood inlay, Puhoi, Kaipara Flats, Matakana, Leigh AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Loyal Warkworth Pioneer Lodge M.U.I.O.O.C., Warkworth & District Museum, Warkworth AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2182430
Sources Used

References

• Cooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group.
• Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
  Correspondence with family
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 3: WW2 13
• 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
• 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.
• Information kindly provided by family
• Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171)
• Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia.