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ANDERSON, Fred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3253 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1917, Perth, Western Australia, transferred to 44th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenelg South, South Australia, 29 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds to the stomach, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension Burial reference: - Row C. Grave 6. Personal Inscription: - "AT REST" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Perth Congretational Church HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3253, 44th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia, transferred to 44th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement. | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3253, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3253, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3253, 44th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds received in action at the 11th Australian Field Ambulance, France. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents : - Robert Anderson/Betchel and Dorothea Elisabeth Kasten married 20th November 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Konrad and Marie Bechtel fostered Robert Anderson (Fred's Father) after his parent's Samuel and Emma Anderson died soon after his (Fred's Father) birth in 1864. Robert followed Konrad's trade of saddlery under the name of Betchel he married Elisabeth Dorothea Kasten and this union produced 10 children one of which was Fritz Kasten Bechtel who later changed his name to Fred Anderson prior to enlistment.
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