William Henry ANDERSON

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ANDERSON, William Henry

Service Number:	3755
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

1 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia
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

Biography

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.

Links and Documents

Research Links

Virtual
War Memorial
Australia