Val Andersen
British Colonial Service administrator
About Val Andersen
Lived 1919 – 2004 (aged 84–85). Val Andersen was a New Zealand colonial Office.
Valdemar A. Jens Andersen (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.
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Who was Val Andersen?
British Colonial Service administrator
When was Val Andersen born?
Val Andersen was born on 21 March 1919 in Palmerston North.
When did Val Andersen die?
Val Andersen died in 2004.
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Val Andersen was a colonial Office.
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Val Andersen was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Val Andersen. https://biography.guide/val-andersen/
MLA: "Val Andersen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/val-andersen/.
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