Regimental number | 2102 |
Place of birth | Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | c/o Berryville, Onslow Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 46 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emelia Anderson, Onslow Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 2nd Victorian Regiment for 7.7 years (resigned at own request); 2 years in the Western Australian Highlanders (resigned at own request). |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Anne ANDERSON. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 31 July 1915; taken on strength 11th Bn, 4 August 1915, and reverted to Pte at own request. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 8 September 1915. Admitted to 7th Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 8 September 1915 (dysentery), and transferred same day to Fleet Sweeper; admitted to hospital, Imbros, 9 September 1915; embarked on HS 'Formosa' from Lemnos, 16 September 1915; disembarked Port Said, 21 September 1915, and admitted to New Zealand Stationary Hospital same day (dysentery, severe); transferred to Government Hospital, Zagazig, 29 October 1915; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 10 November 1915; invalided to Australia. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HMAT 'Wandilla', 13 October 1915, for discharge; discharged from No 8 Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, and returned to duty, 14 April 1916. Re-embarked from Fremantle on board HMAT 'Ajana', 15 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 1 September 1916, and taken on strength of 44th Bn, 23 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 November 1916. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 10 March 1917 (defective vision); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 17 March 1917; discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 20 March 1917. Transferred to 70th Bn, England, 3 April 1917. Marched out to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 18 July 1917; to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board NZHT 'Pakeha' for Home Service , 27 August 1917 (general debility); discharged (medically unfit), 2 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 68 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |