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Herbert John ANDERSON

Regimental number546
Place of birthKillarney, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressKillarney, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Gagen, Killarney, Queensland
Enlistment date9 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 3, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/8/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 6 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Company
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. I), Zillebeke, Belgium)
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
178
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Lillian GAGEN. SERVED AS ANDERSON HERBERT JOHN. Real name: GAGEN, Herbert John Anderson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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