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Alexander Campbell ANDERSON

Regimental number30
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
Place of birthKnightswood, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMale nurse
AddressMacquarie Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 9.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Elspeth Anderson, Macquarie Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Scottish Rifles; time expired.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name4th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF59
Promotion date: 12 March 1916

Lieutenant


Unit: INF59
Promotion date: 16 August 1916

FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Discharge date14 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of deathapprox 1965
Place of burialMorriset, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ANDERSON Alexander Campbell

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