Athol Nelles ANDERSON

Regimental number10/853
Date of birth12 November 1891
Place of birthNelson, New Zealand
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSurvey Clerk
AddressPublic Works, Taumarunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 5.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Anderson, Kenny Street, Waihi
Previous military serviceVolunteer Force and Territorial Force
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 November 1916
Discharge date5 February 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Admitted to No.2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 23 September 1915 (dysentery); transferred to England, 7 October 1915 (eyesight); to General Hospital, Gibraltar, 15 October 1915 (catarrah); to HS 'Panama', 5 November 1915; to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, 9 November 1915; discharged to furlough, 30 November 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 14 January 1916.

Appointed Company Sergeant Major, 6 July 1916.

Appointed Acting Hospital Company Sergeant Major, Hornchurch Convalescent Depot, 25 September 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HS 'Rotorua', 17 November 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 8 January 1917; discharged (no longer fit for active service), 5 February 1917.

War service: 2 years 165 days (of which 2 years 85 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death10 May 1951
Age at death59
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269866

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