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Thomas Anderson

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Photograph of Rifleman Thomas Anderson 58720. Image kindly povided by Scott Anderson (July 2019). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Rifleman Thomas Anderson 58720. Image kindly povided by Scott Anderson (July 2019). Im …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 58720 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 November 1894 AWMM Poolburn, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Mary Anderson (mother), Poolburn, Otago Central, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 58720 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 Farm 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Thomas Anderson was the son of Thomas and Mary Anderson, of Poolburn, Otago Central, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 August 1918 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM I. C. 30. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 November 2018ScottChristchurch, New Zealand Direct descendant

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