ANDERSON, Ronald Forestal
| Service Numbers: | 2774, 2774A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bullarto, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yarloop, Harvey, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, On board Hospital Ship Grantully Castle whilst proceeding to England, 30 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarloop War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2774, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2774, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 2774A, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2774A awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-30 |
Pte Ronald Forestal Anderson
From Cathy Sedgwick
Died on this date - Aust Private Ronald Forestal Anderson was wounded in action in France on 25 August, 1918 then invalided to England. He died at 12.45 am at Sea on Hospital Ship Grantully Castle from wounds. Buried Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire.
Submitted 31 August 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date - 30th August .......Ronald Forestal Anderson was born at Bullarto, Victoria in 1894.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 24 year old Locomotive Fireman from Yarloop, Western Australia.
Private Anderson arrived in England for further training on 3rd March, 1917 & joined 39th Battalion on the front line on 1st September, 1917.
He was wounded in action in France on 25th August, 1918 then invalided to England.
Private Ronald Forestal Anderson died at 12.45 am on 30th August, 1918 at Sea, on board the Hospital Ship Grantully Castle, from gunshot wounds to buttock.
He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other Australian WW1 Soldiers are buried. Coincidentally 2 other Australian Soldiers died on this date - another in 1918 & an earlier death in 1916.
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