George James ANDERSON

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Service Number:	773
Enlisted:	9 February 1915, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broadmeadw, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot V1, Row G, Grave 11, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Chiltern Roll of Honour

9 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 773, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 773, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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22 Battalion

Rank - Private

4 May 1917 - Wounded in action. Gunshot wound to right shoulder

Medals; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of James and Catherine Anderson, of Rhondda, New South Wales