| Regimental number | 4053 |
| Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
| School | Gilles Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Club steward |
| Address | 102 Angas Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8.75" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Julia Caroline Anderson, 102 Angas Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery (Road 5, Path 20N, Nos 5 & 6), Adelaide |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Gilles Street Public School Roll of Honour, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: William and Julia ANDERSON |
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| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 10 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 18 June 1916. Taken on strength, 27th Bn, 6 July 1916. Wounded in action, Belgium, 10 October 1916 (gun shot wound, right leg); admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 October 1916; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 11 October 1916; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 22 October 1916; to England, 26 October 1916, and admitted to Keighley War Hospital (amputated foot); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 21 November 1916; to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 8 March 1917. Found guilty, 3 May 1917, of being absent without leave from 9 pm, 2 May, toll 11.30 pm, 2 May 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 3 July 1917 (amputated right leg); discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 26 September 1917. War service: 1 year 288 days (of which 1 year 168 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON Francis Miller |
