| Full Name: |
William Anderson |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
William |
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| Surname: |
Anderson |
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| War: |
South African War, 1899-1902 |
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| Serial No.: |
720 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Annie Anderson, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Feilding, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
3rd Contingent |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
3rd New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 6 Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
17 February 1900 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Vessel: |
Knight Templar |
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| Destination: |
South Africa |
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| Military Awards: |
Queen's South Africa Medal (Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Cape Colony, Orange Free State clasps) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
3rd New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
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| Date of Death: |
21 June 1900 |
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| Year of Death: |
1900 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of disease |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Pretoria Cemetery, Transvaal, South Africa |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899 - 1902
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| Biographical Notes: |
Trooper Anderson died of enteric fever at Pretoria. He was buried in Pretoria Cemetery where his grave was registered and marked with an iron cross and engraved brass plate by members of the 3rd Contingent. |
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, 1st - 7th Contingents, (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, commemoration panel (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899-1902, Name panel A: A'Court, S.C. - Arkell, C.A. (photo John Halpin, December 2011).
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899-1902 Dedication panel. (photo John Halpin, December 2011).
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| Additional Information: |
- Before World War I, enteric fever, or typhoid fever, was the scourge of armies, and in the Anglo-Boer War killed more soldiers than enemy action. It is caused by a bacteria entering the body via contaminated food or water. Early symptoms include high fever, headaches and lassitude. Follicles along the intestinal walls later become inflamed, often leading to perforation and hemorrhaging. Other complications include gall bladder, pneumonia or heart failure.
- At the time of the Boer War, there were no antibiotic remedies for the disease.
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