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Henry Kemp Anderson

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Kemp AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/297 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Hokianga, Northland AWMM
    Hokianga, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of Hayward, Waihi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elizabeth Anderson (mother), Pencarrow Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/297 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Surveyor AWMM
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  • 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
    Wounds and enteric fever AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Henry Anderson was the son of Alexander and Elizabeth Anderson, of 34 Balmoral Road, Mount Eden, Auckland.

      Educated in Auckland.

      Took part in the charge at the Daisy Patch 8 May 1915, but while in a rest camp 2 miles to the rear at Helles a few days later was hit in the back above the kidneys by a stray bullet.

      Evacuated to HS Sicilia and died of wounds (developed enteric fever) 21 May 1915 at sea between Gallipoli and Alexandria.

      Buried at sea. AWMM
    • Born 20-March-1882 at Rawene. Public - Janet - Other relative - 23 April 2016 - Family oral history
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 May 1915 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    HENRY KEMP ANDERSON, Auckland Infantry Battalion. Died of enteric fever on May 21 - Elizabeth Anderson, Pencarrow Avenue, Mount Eden (mother). (Auckland Weekly News, 3 June 1915, p. 56) AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 14 AWMM
    • Auckland Weekly News AWMM
      Obituary: Auckland Weekly News, 3 June 1915, p. 56. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 August 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
23 April 2016JanetAuckland, NZDirect descendant
03 December 2015AllanRotoruaResearcher

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