Māori Alexander Cairns Anderson Died 7 August 1941 PDF Key details Service numberNZ403929 AWMM WWII 403929 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankPilot Officer (Pilot) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 150 Squadron, RAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from The Weekly News; 27 August 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlexander Cairns AWMM SurnameAnderson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ403929 AWMM WWII 403929 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMiss J.M. Anderson, Cremorne, Sydney, Australia AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignEurope (Air) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ403929 AWMM WWII 403929 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPilot Officer (Pilot) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 150 Squadron, RAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Alexander Anderson was the son of Hugh Miller Anderson and Janet Helen Anderson. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death7 August 1941 AWMM Age 27 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryReichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany AWMM Coll. grave 22. E. 14-18. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial namePollington Airfield Memorial Garden, Yorkshire, England AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Alexander Cairns Anderson by laying a poppy. Alexander Anderson Alexander Anderson Alexander Cairns Anderson Alexander Charles Anderson Alexander Edmund Victor Anderson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alexander Cairns Anderson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2036510 Sources Used DocumentsChorley, W. (1993). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses 1941 (Vol. 2). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications. AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM 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