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ANDERSON, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 926 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1914, Warwick, Queensland, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 July 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X111, Row F, Grave 3, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Warwick, Queensland, Australia | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 926, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 926, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Newcastle | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 926, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 926 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-08 |
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4 Pioneer Battalion, 2 Light Horse
Rank - Private/Trooper
2 October 1915 - Joined unit at Gallipoli
8 October 1915 - AWOL from working party. Fined 7 days full pay
16 January 1916 - To hospital
20 January 1916 - Admitted to hospital - Mumps, Orchitis
16 April 1916 Taken on strength 4 Pioneer Battalion
4 June 1916 - Proceed to join B.E.F at Alexandria
11 June 1916 - Disembarked at Marseilles
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Hans Anderson, Warwick, Mile End, Queensland; Husband of Gladys Anderson of 347 Kingsland Road, Dalston, London, England