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John Hackland ANDERSON

Date of birth18 October 1892
Place of birthEaglehawk, Victoria
Other NamesJohn Hockland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressSt. Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Bertha Vic Anderson, 333 Inkerman Street, St. Kilda, Victoria
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 August 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name60th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant


Unit: 60th Battalion
Promotion date: 15 July 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

MID (check with Peter)


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Family/military connectionsCousin: 1902 Sergeant William Millhunch ANDERSON, 1st Bn, died of wounds, 6 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

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