Search results Next record Previous record English Māori George Frederick Vernon Anson Born 22 November 1892 - Died 5 June 1969 PDF Key details Service number34140 AWMM Also known asEric AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps, HS Oranje AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy CMB crews - WW1 No known copyright restrictions. View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGeorge Frederick Vernon AWMM SurnameAnson AWMM Ingoa Also known asEric AWMM Service number34140 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth22 November 1892 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM England AWMM Unknown AWMM 716 High Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationUnknown AWMM Mrs H.M. Anson (wife), 716 High Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number34140 AWMM Military serviceRoyal Navy HMS Victory AWMM Haslar Hospital AWMM HMS Thames (Coastal Motor Boat, CMB No 2) AWMM Maadi Camp AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsOfficer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Medical practitioner AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Major/Military AWMM Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM WW1 New Zealand Army Medical Corps, 2 General Hospital AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesWounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM Wounded in action May 1917 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Retired AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps, HS Oranje AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of George and Margaret (nee Greenstreet) Anson. Husband of HelenTemporary Commission in Royal Navy 1916 as Temporary SurgeonCommanded coastal motor boat HMS Thames (CMB No 2), then a flotillaInvolved 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 channelWW2 Anesthetist from August 1940- February 1942 Medical officer, New Zealand Army Medical CorpsSenior Medical Officer Maadi campOfficer commanding troops on HS Oranje until August 1945Retired, Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded an OBE for servicesReceived a number of awards in recognition of his work with anaesthesiaAnson Memorial Foundation set up to encourage research and education in anaesthesia. (Summarised from the obituary in the CNZM.) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death5 June 1969 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryCremated at Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryObituary: N.Z. Medical Journal, 1969; 70:128 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember George Frederick Vernon Anson by laying a poppy. Frederick John Granby Anson G. F. V. Anson George Frederick Vernon Anson James Cameron Anson James Midgley Anson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of George Frederick Vernon Anson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Thank you for your service dear Grandfather. Public - David - Other Relative - 18 April 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksStout, 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 Recordshttps://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7719157 Public - Keith - Researcher - 6 November 2019 - Reference: ADM 337/121/607Description: Name Anson, George Frederick VernonPage Number: 304Date: [1915-1918]Held by: The National Archives, KewFormer reference in its original department: Volume 5 DocumentsSecond 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. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 16 AWMM New Zealand Medical Journal AWMM Obituary: N.Z. Medical Journal, 1969; 70:128 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 22 April 2015DavidNapier, New ZealandOther Relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record