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ANDERSON, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3755 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Longwood, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Welshpool, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Memorials: | Canning Honor Roll, Euroa Telegraph Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3755, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3755, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle |
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51 Battalion
Rank - Sergeant
26 August 1917 - Marched into Codford, UK
10 February 1918 - Taken on Strength
5 April 1918 - Wounded in action, bullet wound to shoulder
3 June 1918 - Wounded in action, gunshot wound to the left ankle and shoulder
10 December 1918 - Returned to Australia
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Gladys May Anderson, 18 South Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia. Brother of 3003 Sergeant Hartley Mounsie MacLaren Anderson, Australian Army Postal Corps; 3006 Sergeant John Thomas Anderson, 28th Btn, killed in action, 29 July 1916.