Pte. Ivan Henry ANDERSON

1923 - 1944  (21 years)

• Name	Ivan Henry ANDERSON
  Prefix	Pte.
  Birth	2 Mar 1923	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  enlistment	16 Sep 1942	Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
  WWII	21 Jul 1944	, , , France
  	B133112; Essex Scottish Regiment; killed in action
  Death	21 Jul 1944	Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Bretteville-sur-Laize, Calvados, Normandy, France
  	Address: Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian Military Cemetery Bretteville-sur-Laize France
  Person ID	I51586142	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Thomas ANDERSON,   b. 5 May 1890, Mansfield Twp., Pontiac, Quebec, Canada d. 1968, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mary LOWE,   b. 7 Sep 1896, Alice Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 1975 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1916	Westboro, Carleton, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F17024092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Anderson, Pte. Ivan Henry Viggers, Bonnie, Photograph of Ivan Henry Anderson, Bonnie Viggers Family Tree, Ancestry.ca; permission granted March 2023.

  
  

  Documents		Mil-Anderson, Pte Ivan Henry killed in action The Cobden Sun, Sept 28, 1944 p. 5
  		Anderson, Pte. Ivan Henry CWGC Certificate https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2331443/ivan-henry-anderson/

  
  

  Histories

  Anderson, Pte. Ivan Henry military service summary Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources listed

  
  

• Notes

  enlistment: 5'10" tall weighing 126 lbs at age 20 years Blue eyes, medium complexion, brown hair Had grade 8 education & unskilled Occupation: labourer in a rolling mill for 2 months in Welland ON; 9 months at Wright-Hargreaves Mine in Kirkland Lake desired type of work - miner WWII: He was serving in the Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. and killed in action in the Western European Theatre of War. Hi parents were living in Welland, ON at the time of his death. Brother Lyndsay, Welland, ON; Lyall, Kirkland Lake, ON; Allan, Welland, ON; sister Mrs. George Gardiner, Toronto, ON Disembarked in UK Mar 17, 1943; disembarked France Jul 6, 1944 https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=kia&IdNumber=555 https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2331443 https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/books/page?page=237&book=2&sort=pageAsc https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56155361/ivan-henry-anderson?_gl=1*az7v72*_ga*ODgyNTQ0Mjc1LjE2Nzc5Nzk3NTM.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3Nzk3OTc1Mi4xLjEuMTY3Nzk4MDUxMS40My4wLjA.*_ga_B2YGR3SSMB*OTUyNjNmNWYtZTBlZi00NWI4LTgzZTQtYjNhZTEyMzEwOWE0LjEuMS4xNjc3OTgwNTEyLjQyLjAuMA.. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2331443/ivan-henry-anderson/

  
  

• Sources

  [S642215] Canada., Mil-Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947, (Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada. Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/second-world-war-dead-1939-1947/Pages/files-second-war-dead.aspx.). [S641565] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 705406 (Reliability: 3). [S642156] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S641819] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S641567] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), #037547 (Reliability: 3).