ANDERSON, Abner
| Service Number: | 6763 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrington, New South Wales, Australia, 23 June 1900 |
| Home Town: | Carrington, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineers apprentice |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 18 October 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Paul's Church Stockton HR, Stockton Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6763, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6763, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6763, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6763, 17th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gas poisoning, DoW Rouen. |
17th Battalion Not Forgotten
From Ian Fletcher
3rd October 1918 was the last day in action for the 17th Battalion in WW1, at the muster on the morning of the 4th only 5 Officers and 60 Other Ranks remained with the Battalion, '17th Battalion Not Forgotten'
Submitted 18 October 2019 by Evan Evans
Pte Abner Clifford J Anderson
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
101 years ago today, on the 18th October 1918, Private Abner Clifford J Anderson, 17th Battalion, engineer's apprentice (Morison & Bearby Limited), of 4 Douglas Street, Stockton, New South Wales, died of wounds, age 18.
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1677126/
Born at Carrington, New South Wales on the 23rd June 1900 to Eugene Clifford (died 1938) and Amelia May (died 1947) Anderson, Abner enlisted May 1917 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Wounded in action on the 3rd October 1918 (gas), Mr Anderson passed away 15 days later, and is now resting at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Block S Plot II Row O Grave 10.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137500233
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159377388
Abner’s name has been inscribed on the Stockton Soldiers' Memorial, Stockton St. Paul's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Morison & Bearby Limited Roll of Honour (photo, unveiled on the 20th June 1917), Cooks Hill Superior Public School Roll of Honour and the Book of Gold.
Abner’s parents are buried at Sandgate Cemetery, and unfortunately the headstone has collapsed and is now missing. I would like to think that there was a memorial inscription dedicated to the loss of their son during The Great War, and as it is not possible to erect a memorial cross, I have placed poppies to remember his service and supreme sacrifice. ANGLICAN 1-37. 3.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/world-war-1-memorialised-2?id=51&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=418082#2
Photo of the Morison & Bearby Limited Roll of Honour taken by Ed Tonks OAM.
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 18 October 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography
Joined AIF 28th May 1917, No. 6763, Private, 17th Battalion.
Was a Naval cadet prior to joining the army.
Left Sydeny on the 16th June 1917, aboard the ship Beltana.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Abner Clifford John ANDERSON was born at Carrington, New South Wales on the 23rd June 1900 to Eugene Clifford (died 1938) and Amelia May (died 1947) Anderson, Abner enlisted May 1917 at Newcastle, N.S.W. Abner was not yet 17 years of age.
Wounded in action on the 3rd October 1918 (gas), Mr Anderson passed away 15 days later, and is now resting at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Block S Plot II Row O Grave 10.
Abner’s name has also been inscribed on the Stockton Soldiers' Memorial, Stockton St. Paul's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Cooks Hill Superior Public School Roll of Honour and the Book of Gold.
Abner’s parents are buried at Sandgate Cemetery, and unfortunately the headstone has collapsed and is now missing. I would like to think that there was a memorial inscription dedicated to the loss of their son during The Great War, and as it is not possible to erect a memorial cross, I have placed poppies to remember his service and supreme sacrifice. ANGLICAN 1-37. 3.
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