Val Andersen

Valdemar A. Jens Andersen CMG OBE (21 March 1919 – 14 November 2004) was a British Colonial Service administrator from New Zealand.[1] 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.
Valdemar Andersen (artist)Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice IslandsMichael BernacchiJohn Osbaldiston FieldPalmerston NorthAlma materUniversity of AucklandColonial ServiceNapier Boys' High SchoolAuckland University CollegeBritish Solomon IslandsGilbert and Ellice IslandsResident Commissioner