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ANDERSON, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 738 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat High School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper's Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 28 Commemorated on the Ballarat High School Roll of Honour situated in the Peacock Hall, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Daylesford Masonic Lodge No12, Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick War Memorial, Daylesford Fire Brigade Honour Roll, Daylesford War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, North Creswick State School No 2041 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 738, Enlisted at Daylesford, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 738, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 738, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 738, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Jemima Anderson of 28 Airdrie Road, East Malvern, Victoria. Brother of Archibald Anderson who died of wounds on 25 August 1916 while serving with the 24th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces for about 3 years
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