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ANDERSON, Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 639 |
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Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dimboola, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
Home Town: | Dimboola, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
Schooling: | Dimboola East State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 11 July 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row K. Grave 166, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dimboola Memorial High School WWI Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 639, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 639, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to head (compound fracture), neck and back sustained at Steele's Post. Evacuated to Egypt where he died from his wounds on 11 July 1915. | |
11 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 639, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 639 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-07-11 |
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8 Battalion
Rank - Lance Corporal
28 June 1915 - Wounded in action. Gunshot wounds to head, neck and back
Son of James and Eliza S. Anderson, of Oaklands, Dimboola, Victoria