George Frederick Vernon Anson
Born 22 Nov 1892 - Died 5 Jun 1969
- Service number
- 34140 AWMM
- Also known as
- Eric AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps, HS Oranje AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- George Frederick Vernon AWMM
- Surname
- Anson AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Eric AWMM
- Service number
- 34140 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 22 Nov 1892 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM England AWMM
- Unknown AWMM 716 High Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Unknown AWMM
- Mrs H.M. Anson (wife), 716 High Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Service number
- 34140 AWMM
- Military service
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Medical practitioner AWMM
- WW2 Unknown AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Medical Corps, 2 General Hospital AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
Wounded in action May 1917 AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW2 Retired AWMM
Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM
New Zealand Medical Corps, HS Oranje AWMM - Surgeon Lieutenant RNVR in 1918Public - Keith - Researcher - 7 June 2021 - Royal Navy Officers' medal roll WW1
Surnames A - Ga
Archive reference ADM 171/89 - Surgeon Lieutenant RNVR in 1918Public - Keith - Researcher - 7 June 2021 - Royal Navy Officers' medal roll WW1
Surnames A - Ga
Archive reference ADM 171/89 - Surgeon Lieutenant RNVR in 1918Public - Keith - Researcher - 7 June 2021 - Royal Navy Officers' medal roll WW1
Surnames A - Ga
Archive reference ADM 171/89
- WW2 Retired AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of George and Margaret (nee Greenstreet) Anson. Husband of Helen
Temporary Commission in Royal Navy 1916 as Temporary Surgeon
Commanded coastal motor boat HMS Thames (CMB No 2), then a flotilla
Involved in development of the forerunners of the motor torpedo boats (MTBs)
At the end of WW1 was the surgeon on a destroyer in the English channel
WW2 Anesthetist from August 1940- February 1942 Medical officer, New Zealand Army Medical Corps
Senior Medical Officer Maadi camp
Officer commanding troops on HS Oranje until August 1945
Retired, Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded an OBE for services
Received a number of awards in recognition of his work with anaesthesia
Anson Memorial Foundation set up to encourage research and education in anaesthesia. (Summarised from the obituary in the CNZM.) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 5 Jun 1969 AWMM
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Cremated at Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: N.Z. Medical Journal, 1969; 70:128 AWMM
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Stout, T.D.M. [1956] New Zealand Medical Services in the Middle East and Italy. Wellington, Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy at
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Medi.html
Sources Used - Hutchinson, B.R. (2008, 28 November). New Zealand Medical Journal. 121:1286, p. Medical history: Anson and anaesthesia. Digital copy
http://nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1286/3370/
Further Reference - RNVR Officers' Service Records
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7719157Public - Keith - Researcher - 6 November 2019 - Reference:ADM 337/121/607
Description:
NameAnson, George Frederick Vernon
Page Number:304
Date:[1915-1918]
Held by:The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department:Volume 5
- Stout, T.D.M. [1956] New Zealand Medical Services in the Middle East and Italy. Wellington, Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy at
- References
- 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 16 - New Zealand Medical Journal
Obituary: N.Z. Medical Journal, 1969; 70:128 - Pat Clarkson Medical Practitioner Research Project (January 2014 - March 2022). This project identified Medical Practioners who served in WWI.
- Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.
- McKinney, J. (1952). Medical units of 2NZEF in Middle East and Italy. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- 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.
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