| Regimental number | 13/519 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Okaihau, North Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Address | Marangai, North Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs D M Anderson, Marangai, North Auckland |
| Previous military service | 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; Bay of Islands Mounted Rifles, Volunteer Corps (7 x years) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Kawakawa, Northland |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Auckland on |
| The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Saddler |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Featherston Cemetery (Grave No 25), New Zealand |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Donald McIntyre Anderson and Fanny Nesbit Anderson, Marangai |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Enlisted with rank of trooper and posted to 11th (North Auckland) Squadron, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, Kawakawa, 18 August 1914. Promoted to rank of corporal, 28 August 1914. Proceeded overseas from Wellington on board HMNZT 'Star of India', 16 October 1914. Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, and entrained for Zeitoun Camp near Cairo, 3 December 1914. Transferred to New Zealand Field Artillery and assigned new regimental number 2/519a, 3 March 1915. Reverts to rank of gunner, 21 November 1915. Transferred to 15th (Howitzer) Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery, Egypt, 16 March 1916. Appointed to position of saddler, Divisional Ammunition Column, France, 1 May 1916. Attached to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, pending return to New Zealand on Duty Furlough, 15 November 1917. Ceased attachment to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot and proceeded overseas to England, 22 November 1917. Reported for duty to New Zealand Discharge Depot, Torquay, England, 6 December 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth, England, on board HMNZT 'Tainui', 1 February 1918. Disembarked in Wellington, New Zealand, 15 March 1918. Reported for duty and transferred to BRT[?] Artillery Detail, Featherston Camp, Wairarapa, 4 November 1918. Died at Featherston Camp Military Hospital, 26 November 1918 (bronchial pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |