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John Edward James Anderson

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Edward James AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 32932 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 September 1885 AWMM Timaru, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs L. Anderson (wife), Reefton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 November 1916 AWMM Married AWMM
    Married, 1 child AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 32932 AWMM
  • Military service
    Temuka Rifles, 3 years AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 27 July 1916 AWMM Blacksmith/Civilian 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 9 inches AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Gunshot wound left forearm, left foot 12 October 1917; No 4 NZ feild Ambulance, 4th Casualty Clearing Station then to 3rd Australian Stationery Hospital AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Evacuated to England; No 2 NZGH AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Lilian Eva Rore Rangitora Thompson, married January 1915

    Father of James Andrew (20 January 1916) and Annie Alberta (28 July 1917)

    Wounded by machine gun fire at Ypres AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 March 1967 AWMM
    Nelson, Tasman AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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