Search results Next record Previous record Māori William Anderson Died 5 April 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 52552 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Ashburton War Memorial. Photo G.A. Fortune, 2003. - Image has All Rights Reserved View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam AWMM SurnameAnderson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 52552 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs B. Anderson (mother), Staveley, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 12 June 1917 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 52552 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Carpenter/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 12 June 1917 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 86 or HMNZT 87 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM Reinforcements G Company (part) AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Anderson was the only son of Robert and Barbara Anderson, Staveley, Canterbury.Remembered on the Ashburton War Memorial. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death5 April 1918 AWMM Age 32 AWMM Somme, Northern France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryCourcelles-Au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France AWMM F. 7 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAshburton War Memorial, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Anderson by laying a poppy. Wilbert Anderson Wilfred George Anderson William Anderson William Aitken Anderson William Albert Anderson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Anderson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22270350 Further Reference Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Ashburton War Memorial. Available from New Zealand History online. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/ashburton-war-memorial Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/111847/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/111847 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 67: 39 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record