VA
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British Colonial Service administrator
A.K.A.
Valdemar Andersen, Valdemar Jens Andersen
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
21 March 1919(Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand)
Death:
2004
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Valdemar A. Jens Andersen CMG OBE (21 March 1919 – 14 November 2004) was a British Colonial Service administrator from New Zealand.
Biography
Andersen was educated at Napier Boys' High School and Auckland University College. He was then appointed as a cadet in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. He served as Lieutenant in command with the Royal Navy during World War II (1940-1946). In 1947, he joined the Colonial Service for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands as an Administrative Officer Cadet, where he remained until been appointed in 1962 as Resident Commissioner.