Corporal
David
Anderson
Born in Fife, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eva Clarice (Gray) Anderson
— married
7 Nov 1916 (to 1917) in New Zealand
Died
at about age 42
in Ypres, Belgium
Profile last modified
| Created 21 May 2015
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David Anderson is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Biography
David Anderson migrated from Scotland to New Zealand.
Corporal David Anderson was Killed in Action during World War I.
David was born in 1875. He was the son of David Anderson and Mary Gray.
He emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand with his parents.
He married widow Eva Clarice Gray on 7 November 1916. They had no children.
When World War I, 1914-1918 broke out David enlisted and was assigned to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, E Company. His occupation was listed as a farmer, however at time of enlistment he was working for Waihi Gold Mining Company. His next of kin was recorded as Mrs Anderson (wife), care of Wynne Gray, Crossley, Symonds Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand. (His parents had passed away by the time he enlisted.)
They departed from Wellington, New Zealand on 2 January 1917, HMNZT 73 for London, England, Arrival date 27 March 1917.
He went on to fight in Ypres, Belgium and was killed in action on 5 October 1917, less than a year after his marriage to Eva. He was 41.
Memorial Name
Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. PLOT: N.Z. Apse, Panel 1[1]
Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool, Jellicoe Park (off Quadrant Road), Park Gardens, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Onehunga Arch of Remembrance, Jellicoe Park (off Quadrant Road), Park Gardens, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories
Sources
- Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]
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Rejected matches › David Anderson (-aft.1919) › David Smith Anderson (1873-abt.1873) › David Smith Anderson (1874-)
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