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Ivan Victor Strachan Anderson

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Headstone, Kranji War Cemetery. (photo P. Lascelles, 2008) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Kranji War Cemetery. (photo P. Lascelles, 2008) - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ivan Victor Strachan AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ391391 AWMM
    • WWII 391391 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 July 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607) Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Vera Winifred Anderson (mother), 6 Dublin Street, Dannevirke, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs V. W. Wright, Mabel Street, Levin AWMM
  • Relationship status

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
    • Aircraftman/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
    • Flight Rigger/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ivan Anderson was the son of James Strachan Bell Anderson, and of Vera Winifred Anderson, of Levin, New Zealand.

    Barrass, M.B. (2001- 2008). Web site: Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. "Squadrons numbered in the 400 series were technically units of the RCAF, RAAF and RNZAF, but their members were placed under the operational control of the RAF and are usually considered to be part of the RAF's organisational structure". URL: http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn485-490.htm

    Attended Palmerston North Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    22 January 1942 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Singapore, Southeast Asia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore AWMM 12. D. 18 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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