| Regimental number | 217 |
| Place of birth | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| School | South Melbourne State School, Victoria |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 1 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Marine fireman |
| Address | 79 St Vincent Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 189 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, James W. Anderson, 79 St Vincent Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Australian Commonwealth Horse in South Africa; discharged 1902; also served for 2 years 8 months in Auckland Infantry Regiment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father died 5 August 1922. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 24), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 42 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Marie ANDERSON, 611 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. Native of Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915. Now, 15 October 1916, reported as ' Wounded and Missing in Action, 26 April 1915'. Court of Enquiry, France, 3 November 1916, pronounces fate as 'Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON Andrew Frederick |
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