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Andrew Peter ANDERSON

Regimental number4900
Place of birthPyrmont, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDraughtsman
AddressVictoria Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs R. Anderson, Wanane Road, Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets for 3 years.
Enlistment date17 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).
Recommendation date: 12 October 1916

FateKilled in Action 9 April 1918
Place of burialVillers Bretonneux communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 1), Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
156
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 April 1916.

Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 April 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 June 1916.

Promoted Corporal, 15 December 1917.

Killed in action, France, 9 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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