ANDERSON, William Robert
(Service number N/N)
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Birth
| Date | 27 September 1887 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 16 Butler Street, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Motor mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. Three children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Ellen M. ANDERSON, 13 Plunket Street, St Kilda, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 February 1963 | Age | 75 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Robert Anderson, known as Bill, was the oldest son of Robert August and Alice Edith (Edith, née Box) Anderson. He was educated at Pleasant Point School, he had some weeks off in 1898 for illness. He married Ellen MacKay Sutherland in 1912. Bill and Ellen had three children born before he enlisted – William Robert in 1913, Garfield Sutherland in 1915 and Jessie Noeleen in 1916. His brothers Henry Leslie Anderson and Ernest Edward Anderson both served in World War I, and his oldest brother William Robert Anderson enlisted.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [April 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [07 April 2020]
External Links
Related Documents
- William Robert Anderson - by Janice Dunbar (pdf, 185.8 KB updated 11-Apr-2024)
- Bill Anderson Ancestry profile - by Janice Dunbar (pdf, 650.3 KB updated 11-Apr-2024)
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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