ANDERSON, James
| Service Numbers: | 3003, 3003A |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Oatlands, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Motor body builder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3003, Depot Battalion | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3003, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3003, 8th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3003A, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3003A awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Harvie Anderson was born in Scotland in 1896. His mother and father were James and Martha Calderwood Anderson. The family seemed to have moved to Australia some time after 1907. The father died in Australia during 1914. When James enlisted in July 1915, he was a blacksmith, residing in Coburg, Victoria. He left with the 8th Battalion but transferred to the ill fated 59th Battalion during the early 1916 reorganisation of the AIF.
He was reported missing, 19 July 1916 and wasn’t confirmed as killed in action for over 12 months, at a Court of Enquiry held on 29 August 1917. Only one man in his Red Cross Wounded and Missing file stated he had seen James lying dead on a stretcher at some time during the battle.
James had five sisters, all of whom seemed to stay and reside in Melbourne for most of their lives.
His mother stated on his Roll of Honour form that he was a foster brother to 3071 Private William Gillies 59th Battalion, who was also wounded at Fromelles the same day. William died of wounds in Calais on the 10 August 1916, stated to be from starvation and pneumonia.
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