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William Thomas ANDERSON

Regimental number426
Place of birthFerntree Gully, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressBelgrave, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, William Thomas Anderson, same address
Enlistment date10 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAnzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/2/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 27 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 24), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Thomas and Martha ANDERSON, Belgrave, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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