Albert Robert John ANDERSON

Regimental number11/1629
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9.5"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs G Anderson, 176 Owen Street, Newtown, Wellington
Previous military servicePreviously served in 6th Reinforcements; discharged for 'domestic reasons'.
Enlistment date4 October 1916
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Georgina Anderson, 155 Owen Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 11 June 1917.

Joined Bn, in the field, and posted to A Company, 15 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsDate of birth not recorded on file.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 35
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269896

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