David Watson ANDERSON

Regimental number27192
OccupationEngine driver
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Anderson, Methven
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 February 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 11 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No 10), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Jessie Anderson, Alford Forest Road, Methven, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 34

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