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ANDERSON, John
(Service number 43936)

Esk Valley War Memorial - World War One plaque — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.05)

St Andrews War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.19 #01)

Name plaque (A-H)), St Andrews War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.19 #02)

Sacred Heart Basilica memorial plaque, photographed about 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	03/09/1894	Place of Birth	Lyalldale, St Andrews .

Enlistment Information

Date	31 October 1916	Age	21 years
Address at Enlistment	Lyalldale, St Andrews
Occupation	Farm hand/Farmer
Previous Military Experience	2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	William ANDERSON (father), Saint Andrews, South Canterbury
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 4 inches. Weight 128 lbs. Chest 33-37 inches. Complexion dark. Eyes grey. Hair dark brown. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing good. Colour vision correct. Limbs and chest well formed. Full movement of joints. Heart and lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects. No fits.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	23rd Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date	2 April 1917
Transport	Corinthic
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, England (10 Jun 1917)

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

13 September 1917 he was admitted to hospital - sick.

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	12 October 1917	Age	22
Place of Death	Ypres, Belgium
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Memorial Reference	NZ Apse, Panel 2
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Basilica of the Sacred Heart; Esk Valley War Memorial; St Andrews War Memorial; Southburn School War Memorial; Lyalldale War Memorial; Southburn School

Biographical Notes

Second son of William & Catherine (nee RYAN) ANDERSON, of Lyalldale, St Andrews. Worked for father. After he was admitted to hospital, sick, in September 1917, he was discharged and rejoined his unit. A month later he was reported missing. He had been killed in action on 12 October 1917, but it was not reported till April 1918, following a Court of Enquiry, previously reported missing. Ex-pupil of Esk Valley School. His medals, plaque and scroll were all sent to his father and legatee, William ANDERSON.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [21 July 2013]; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5520 0008362) [26 July 2013]; CWGC [15 August 2013]; Family (nephew). Timaru Herald, 30 April 1918, 12 October 1918, 31 August 1920 (Papers Past) [19 September 2013, 16 November 2013].

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