ANDERSON, Arthur
(Service number 7/1940)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/05/1888 | Place of Birth | Invercargill |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Church Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. MURRAY (sister), Church Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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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 | 24 February 1986 | Age | 89 |
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Anderson, who was born on 1 May 1888 at Invercargill, was living in Timaru - probably with his married sister - when he enlisted. He was a labourer at the Royal Hotel, Timaru. In the New Zealand Herald of 13 April 1918 Arthur was reported wounded.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 January 2017]; New Zealand Herald, 13 April 1918 (Papers Past) [31 December 2016]
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