| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Newstead Station, Elsmore, New South Wales |
| School | The Armidale School, Armidale, New South Wales (February 1894 - December 1900) |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station manager |
| Address | 6 Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Next of kin | Father, J A Anderson, Newstead, South Elsmore, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916). |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | After secondary education he attended the School of Mines, Ballarat, Victoria; worked as an engineer for several years before returning to Newstead Station to work with his father. He was the first Old Boy of The Armidale School to be killed in the war. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Chatby Military Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 430), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary ANDERSON, Newstead, Inverell, New South Wales. Commemorated in a stained glass window in The Armidale School Chapel, unveiled 10 September 1916, donated by his father John A. Anderson. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli. Died of a thigh wound received in a bayonet charge at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
