John Fraser ANDERSON

Regimental number10/665
Date of birth22 August 1887
Place of birthKeith, Scotland
OccupationAccountant
Address80 Vivian Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 10"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss C Anderson, Hospital, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceServed in 6th Seaforth Highlanders, Scotland; left to go to New Zealand; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Christina Fraser Anderson, Dunallan, Keith, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Appointed Lance Corporal, 9 May 1915.

Appointed Corporal, 3 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Now, 20 March 1916, reported 'Wounded and missing, on or about 8 August 1915, believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22270171