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Walter Raymond ANDERSON

Regimental number2798
Place of birthMiram, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressDowerin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Sarah Anderson, Dowerin, Western Australia
Enlistment date12 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMarch 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number11/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 22 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
FateReturned to Australia 17 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4008 Pte Leslie ANDERSON, 32nd Bn, died of wounds, 15 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 December 1953
Age at death59
Place of burialSwan Hill Cemetery, Victoria

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