ANDERSON, Francis Miller
| Service Number: | 4053 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 3 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Billiard marker/Club steward |
| Died: | Uraemia, Adelaide, South Australia , 22 November 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 2, Path 20 W 6, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide Scots Church WW 1 Honour Board_2, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4053, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4053, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: public_note: |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4053, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4053, 27th Infantry Battalion, GSW (right leg) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4053, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Taisa Kushnir
Francis Miller Anderson was born on the 3rd of July 1896 in Norwood, South Australia to his parents William ANDERSON and Julia Caroline nee SCHRAEDER. Anderson lived on 102 Angas St, Norwood, South Australia. His hometown was Adelaide, South Australia.
Francis Miller Anderson worked as a Billiard Marker/Club Steward when he was first enlisted to the armed services on the 13th of December 1915, at Keswick, South Australia. Anderson was first embarked on the 9th of March from Adelaide ranked as a private and was involved with the 27th Infantry Battalion. He was only 19 years old. Francis Miller Anderson served in Egypt, France and Belgium, though on the 10th of October 1916 in Belgium, he was wounded in action. Anderson had his right leg amputated and returned to Australia on the 3rd of July 1917 to Karoola in Tasmania. He was then discharged on the 26th of September in 1917.
On the date of the 22nd of November in 1917, Francis Miller Anderson passed away from Uraemia - a condition that occurs when the kidneys no longer filter. He passed away in his hometown of Adelaide, South Australia and was aged only 21. Anderson’s grave is in the cemetery of West Terrace Cemetery Road 2, Path 20 W 6, and he is acknowledged in the Adelaide HB02 Scots Church 2 WW 1, Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour.
Biography
Son of William ANDERSON and Julia Caroline nee SCHRAEDER
Served in Egypt, France and Belgium
Wounded in action in Belgium 10 October 1916
Amputated Right Leg
Returned to Australia 03 July 1917 per 'Karoola'
Discharged 26 September 1917
Surname: ANDERSON; Given Names: Francis Miller; Date of Birth: 3 July 1896; Date of Enlistment: 13 December 1915; Trade or Calling: Billiard Marker; Birth Location: Adelaide; Address prior to enlistment: 102 Angas St Adelaide; Photograph sent by: Mrs J C Anderson. Source: State Records SA
"ANDERSON.-The FRIENDS of the late Private FRANCIS MILLER (Sonny) ANDERSON, late 27th Battalion, A.I.F. (R.S.), are respectfully informed that his Funeral will leave the residence of his mother (Mrs. J. Anderson), 102, Angas-street, on SATURDAY, at 3.30 p.m., for the West-terrace Cemetery...
G.U.O.O.F., LOYAL PRINCESS ROYAL LODGE, No. 1518.-BRETHREN are hereby notified that the Funeral of our late Bro., FRANCIS M. ANDERSON (Sonny), R.S., late 27th Battalion, A.I.F., will leave his late residence, 102, Angas-street, Adelaide, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 24th inst., at 3.30 o'clock,.for the West-terrace Cemetery." - from the Adelaide Advertisr 24 Nov1917 (nla.gov.au)
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