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Richard John William Anderson

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 30 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 30 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard John William AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 25106 AWMM
    • WWII 812456 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 July 1888 AWMM Newton, Auckland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 3 February 1916 AWMM Okaihau, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    A.A. Alexander (friend), Okaihau, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 26 June 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Trentham Camp AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 3 February 1916 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Carpenter/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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 10 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      11 stone 6 pounds AWMM
    • Chest expansion, Unknown Period AWMM
      35 inches (min), 38 inches (max) AWMM
    • Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
      4 artificial teeth AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Private Anderson was gassed and treated at a field hospital AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Heart Failure AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    24 May 1965 AWMM
    Age 77 AWMM
    Kawakawa, Bay of Islands AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kaikohe Public Cemetery, Kaikohe, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    New Zealand Herald 26 May 1965 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Okaihau First World War memorial gates, Horeke Rd, Northland AWMM

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  • We have had a birth certificate sent from Nottingham England for my father which we could never obtain previously. On this it says that Richard Anderson was my fathers father. I can't find any record of my Nana marrying Richard, but we can confirm that she came out from the UK as a Mrs I M Anderson with a baby Anderson aged 1 along with two McGee sons aged 11 and 9 on the Ruapehu 27/7/1919. If anyone has any further information about this we would love to hear from then. We are not hopeful as it looked like Richard lived with maybe a sister who was also not married. Kind regards Mike
    Public - Michael James - Direct descendant - 20 July 2016
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military Personnel File
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R24054117
    Further Reference
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      34: 30 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      New Zealand Herald 26 May 1965 AWMM
    • The kit-bag : the unofficial record of the following units of the Fourteenth Reinforcements on board the "Maunganui", Troopship 56. Printed by Cape Times : Cape Town. 1916. AWMM

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20 July 2016Michael JamesInvercargillDirect descendant

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