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George Allan Anderson

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G.A. Anderson, full length, studio portrait - No known copyright restrictions

G.A. Anderson, full length, studio portrait - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Allan AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 17371 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 August 1894 AWMM Matakana, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Joseph Anderson (father), Matakana, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 October 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Sinai & Palestine AWMM
    • Sinai & Palestine AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 17371 AWMM
  • Military service
    Territorials AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 7 February 1916 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Sawmill hand/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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded in action - 28 March 1918 and admitted to Aotea Convalescent Hospital on 18 April 1918. AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded at Amman - 1 January 1919 AWMM
    • Died from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM
      Died of natural causes AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Anderson also served in the Home Defence Force in World War 2.

    Farmer at Matakana.

    Transferred to Morea at Sydney, Australia.

    His son Colin (Service number 29864), saw active service in WW2. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 July 1992 AWMM
    Age 97 AWMM
    Red Beach, Auckland Province AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died from Natural Causes AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    North Shore Memorial Park and Crematorium (Schnapper Rock), Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20543678
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Eadie, F. Troopships engaged in the Maori Wars, 1840-1865; in the South African War, 1899-1902; in the Great War, 1914-1918. AWMM MS 90/38. AWMM
    • New Zealand World War I service personnel and reserves index [electronic resource]. (2002). Auckland, N.Z.: St Johns Branch New Zealand Society of Genealogists. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      40: 3 AWMM

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27 April 2015Kevin DonaldAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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