ANDERSON, Edwin John
(Service number 8/1923)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 11/06/1887 | Place of Birth | Albury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Roto, Taumarunui | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. ANDERSON (father), Albury, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 June 1961 | Age | 74 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taumarunui New Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Edwin John Anderson was born on 11 June 1887 at Albury, the youngest son of John and Annie (née Middleton) Anderson. He was educated at Albury School.
Edwin married Ellen Mary Margaret Hamilton (known as Helen) in 1919 at Chalmers Church, Timaru. Two brothers of Edwin also served in World War One – the oldest, James Herbert Charles Anderson (45805), and the third, Cecil Bertram Anderson (8/1923).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 October 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [23 October 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [23 October 2020]; Taumarunui New Cemetery burial record (Ruapehu District Council) [23 October 2020]
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