Andrew Anderson
Born 17 Oct 1895 - Died 16 Aug 1958
- Service number
- WWI 16/1252 AWMM
- Also known as
- Anaru AWMM
- Anaru ANDERSONPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 3rd NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military record
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Andrew AWMM
- Surname
- Anderson AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Anaru AWMM
- Anaru ANDERSONPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/1252 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- Church of EnglandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 17 Oct 1895 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 17 Oct 1895Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- Pipiriki, WanganuiPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of Andrew Joseph Thomas & Te Rakura AndersonPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- Pipiriki, WanganuiPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Anderson (mother), Pipiriki, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- singlePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM
- Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 3rd NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military record
- Service number
- WWI 16/1252 AWMM
- Military service
- New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company AWMM
- 1915-1919Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
London Gazette 3 July 1919, p8358, Rec No 3266 For bravery and devotion to duty at Le Quesnoy on 4th November 1918. Anderson accompanied his platoon officer who was detailed to make a reconnaissance and report on condition of a road which it was necessary to put in repair immediately the infantry had gained their objective. The troops detailed to mop up Le Quesnoy were held up on account of heavy machine-gun fire from the ramparts. Nevertheless this Anderson went forward with his officer and returned with important information. All through the operation he displayed great coolness and an utter disregard of danger. AWMM - British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal
Victory Medal
Miltiary Medal: 16/1252 Private, New Zealand Pioneer (Maori) Battalion
London Gazette 3.7.1919, page 8358, Record No. 3266
For bravery and devotion to duty at Le Quesnoy on 4th November 1918. Anderson accompanied his platoon officer who was detailed to make a reconnaissance and report on condition of a road which it was necessary to put in repair immediately the infantry had gained their objective. The troops detailed to mop up Le Quesnoy were held up on account of heavy machine-gun fire from the ramparts. Nevertheless this Anderson went forward with his officer and returned with important information. All through the operation he displayed great coolness and an utter disregard of danger.Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record & http://www.cambridgelequesnoy.co.nz/Honours.html
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Seaman AWMM
- 26 Oct 1915 at TakapunaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 20yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 05 Feb 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua AWMM Private AWMM A Company AWMM 3rd Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Member of the Maori Pioneer Battalion attached to the New Zealand Tunnelling Company.
43 members of the NZ (Maori) Pioneers served with the New Zealand Tunnelling Company and assisted in the late 1916 early 1917 preparations of the Arras caverns for the Battle of Arras. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 16 Aug 1958 AWMM
- Date of death
- 16 Aug 1968Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ records
- Age at death
- 65yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ records
- Place of death
- Pipiriki, WhanganuiPublic - Alison - Researcher - 14 October 2026 - Correction of spelling error
- Pipikiki, WhanganuiPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ records
- Pipiriki, Whanganui
- Cause of death
- DrowningPublic - Alison - Researcher - 14 October 2026 - Headstone details
- Death notes
- Andrew a.k.a. Anaru Anderson, died 16 August 1958 at Pipiriki, Whanganui, aged 65 yearsPublic - Alison - Researcher - 14 October 2026 - Headstone details
- Andrew AKA Anaru Anderson died 16 August 1968 in Pipikik, Whanganui aged 65yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 March 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ records
- Andrew a.k.a. Anaru Anderson, died 16 August 1958 at Pipiriki, Whanganui, aged 65 years
- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Anaru (Andy) Anderson, of Pipiriki; Captain Andy - he was God in Pipiriki
Outlines the life of the soldier and river captain, sketching his service in the Third Māori Contingent during WWI and describing his employment on Wanganui river boats throughout his life. Shows him in uniform with the citation given when he was awarded the Military Medal, 3 Jul 1919Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 September 2024 - https://natlib.govt.nz/records/35743695
Whanganui River annual, 2014; n.25:p.5-7 - Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22269929
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- McDonald, W. (2001). Honours and awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. Napier, N.Z.: Helen McDonald.
p.5 - New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
25: 1 - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
p.445 - McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- Neill, J.C. (Ed.). (1922). The New Zealand Tunnelling Company, 1915-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Annabell, N. Official History of the New Zealand Engineers during the Great War 1914–1919. Wanganui: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe, 1927.
- McDonald, W. (2001). Honours and awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. Napier, N.Z.: Helen McDonald.
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