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David John ANDERSON

Regimental number3233
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolFor Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMeter inspector
Address7 Princes Street, Dawes Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Anderson, 7 Princes Street, Dawes Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 May 1918
Date of death22 May 1918
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialEbblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert and Mary ANDERSON. Native of New South Wales
Family/military connectionsSeveral cousins
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsServed in the Black Watch in Canada.

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