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Oscar Frederick Anderson

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 15 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 15 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Oscar Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Oscar Fredrick AWMM
  • Service number
    11/4 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1879 AWMM Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 16 August 1914 AWMM Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H. Segrin (mother), 133 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 16 August 1914 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Wool classer/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 6 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      11 stone 7 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      hazel AWMM
    • Other, Unknown Period AWMM
      one eye not at all good AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Oscar Anderson was the son of Mrs. H. Segren, (formerly Anderson), of North Road, Palmerston North.

    Served with the Scottish Horse in the Anglo-Boer War for 18 months.

    Present at Coronation 1902 with Scottish Horse contingent.

    Returned to South Africa and served with Repatriation Department until end of war.

    Supplied horses to German authorities in Southwest Africa and returned to NZ 1908.

    Popular member of Manawatu Hunt.

    Killed on Chunuk Bair during the August Offensive.

    Typo on the Nominal Roll named spelled as Fredrick AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 36 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 15 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM

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