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ANNAND, Frank
(Service number 11595)

Taiko War Memorial — The Memorial reads "In Honoured Memory of the men of Tycno District who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918. Sergt R F Piper, Lc Cpl F Annand, Pte J J O'Boyle, Pte H J Wallace Pte W Watson, Pte J Barbour". (South Canterbury Museum 1161)

Taiko Hall (interior) — Showing the First and Second World War memorial plaques over the fireplace. (Courtesy of Clive Callow )

Taiko Hall World War One plaque — Mounted inside the Taiko Hall, alongside a Second World War plaque. Photographed October 2014. (Courtesy of Clive Callow )

Taiko War Memorial, photographed in 2007 — South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.21 #01 (South Canterbury Museum )

Taiko War Memorial, World War One plaque, photographed in 2007 — South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.21 #02 (South Canterbury Museum )

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	31/07/1886	Place of Birth	Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Enlistment Information

Date	13 January 1916	Age	29 years 5 months
Address at Enlistment	Timaru
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	George Annand (father), Auchenblac, Kincardinshire, Scotland
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	NZEF
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	12th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Date	5 January 1916
Transport	Ulimaroa
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
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

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	22 October 1917	Age
Place of Death	Field Hospital, France
Cause	Died of wounds
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Taiko War Memorial; Taiko Hall Memorial plaque

Biographical Notes

Frank was the son of George and Christian of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Sources

Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2013); SCRoll web submnission by B Spear, 15 October 2017

External Links

Military personnel file

Researched and Written by

Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald

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