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Robert Christian ANDERSON

Regimental number1504
Date of birth12 March 1894
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank clerk
AddressRoss Street, Ballina, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Anderson, Ross Street, Ballina, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name4th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDischarged 12 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Subsequently transferred to a permanent commission with the 76th Punjabis, Indian Army; awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous work whilst fighting in Waziristan, North West Frontier, India.
Sources''Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 25.

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