ANDERSON, John Elliott
(Service number 12719)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27/01/1885 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Commercial traveller | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. K. ANDERSON (mother), Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th Reinforcements New Zealand Artillery | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth or Devonport, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of William Kennedy & Elizabeth Elliot (nee PATERSON) ANDERSON. Brother James ANDERSON (6/401) also served in WWI. He died in May/June 1953 & is buried with his brother James at Geraldine.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [27 July 2013]; TDC burial record [28 August 2013]
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