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William Mellkinch ANDERSON

Regimental number1902
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
Other NamesWilliam Mellhinch
SchoolFort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressCoo Glen, Bennett Street, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinSister, Miss Myra Anderson, Coo Glen, Bennett Street, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death6 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row E, Grave 3A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Elizabeth ANDERSON
Family/military connectionsCousin: Lt John Hackland ANDERSON, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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