| Regimental number | 2437 |
| Place of birth | Police Point, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Port Cygnet, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Rebecca Piggott, Port Cygnet, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas James and Ellen Rebecca ANDERSON; Wife: Olive Freda ANDERSON |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 5037 Lance Corporal Thomas ANDERSON MM, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength of 12th Bn, Mudros, 4 December 1915. Admitted to No 1 Field Ambulance, Mudros, 9 December 1915 (influenza); rejoined unit, 15 December 1915. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 52nd Bn, 1 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 27 February 1918; rejoined unit, 15 March 1918. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 51st Bn, 16 May 1918. Wounded in action, 26 June 1918; admitted to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance, 27 June 1918 (gunshot wound, hand); discharged to duty, 5 July 1918; rejoined 51st Bn, 6 July 1918. Posted as missing in action, 4 August 1918. Now, 24 August 1918, reported as 'Prisoner of War in German hands and wounded, 4 August 1918'. Repatriated to England, 27 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 April 1919; discharged Hobart (termination of period of enlistment), 21 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 45 |
| Place of burial | Cygnet Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON James Alfred |