John Sanderson

1880-1937

Unit

4th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

40643

About

Born in New Zealand

17 April 1880
Parents

Mother

Elena Sanderson

Father

Benjamin Sanderson
Residence

Hometown

Kuaotunu
Work

Occupation

Labourer

Employer

N. Inglio Mine Manager
Personal Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

J. Sanderson

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

New Zealand Tunnellers

British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 56

29 January 1937

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5550 112/0101647, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.55, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “John Sanderson (1880-1937)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/755