
| Regimental number | 7087 |
| Place of birth | Delaware, USA |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Petersburg, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 37 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 170 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs H M Anderson, Wilmington, Delaware, USA |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 16 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 1 April 1916; disembarked Egypt, 3 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 28 May 1916; disembarked England (date not recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 16 August 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Field Company Engineers, 3 September 1916. Admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 31 January 1917 (debility); transferred to Ambulance Train No 21, 6 February 1917; to 13th Stationary Hospital, 7 February 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 11 February 1917 (debility); to Base Depot, Etaples, 1 March 1917. Admitted to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 30 September 1917 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 3 October 1917; discharged to Base Details, 9 December 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 72 days. Rejoined unit from hospital, 19 December 1917. Proceeded to England for Non-Military Employment, 28 March 1919. Granted leave, 29 March-29 June 1919 (Non-Military Employment, pay only: building, with W.E. Chivers & Sons, Devizes, Wiltshire). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argylshire', 1 August 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 10 November 1919. War service: Western Front |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 51 |
| Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 8 West, Grave 8), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON Thomas Bailey |