Kenneth Olaf John ANDERSON

Regimental number10/485
Date of birth22 December 1892
Place of birthNelson
ReligionProtestant
OccupationHardware
Address21 Horner Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 4"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMrs E Anderson, 21 Horner Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceVolunteers (2 years); 'C' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationCorporal
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 rankLance Sergeant
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date16 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 27 December 1914.

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

Wounded in action, 29 April 1915; admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915 (scalp wound); rejoined unit, Anzac, 7 June 1915.

Admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Abbassia, 20 August 1915 (pneumonia).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Willochra' from Suez, 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 31 October 1915; discharged (no longer fit for active service on account of illness), 16 February 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 179 days (of which 1 year 15 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the NZ Army during World War Two.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death21 October 1946
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24064980
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24095764