William Arthur ANDERSON

Badge Number: S27430, Sub Branch: Two Wells
S27430

ANDERSON, William Arthur

Service Numbers: 163, 1258, 19739
Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Sea Transport Staff
Born: Werribee, Victoria, Australia, 17 February 1886
Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Natural causes, Hiedelberg, Victoria, Australia, 5 December 1971, aged 85 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials: Footscray Presbyterian Church Honour Board, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 163, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 163, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 163, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
8 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 163, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW wound shoulder and face (severe).
29 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 163, 6th Infantry Battalion, HT Hororata, Port Said for invaliding to Australia - arriving 25 August 1915.
14 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 1258, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
14 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 1258, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
12 Apr 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 163, 6th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit.
29 Apr 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19739, Sea Transport Staff
5 Jun 1918: Embarked Private, 19739, Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
5 Jun 1918: Involvement Private, 19739, Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: No 2 Hospital Ship public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Driver, 1258
13 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 19739, Sea Transport Staff, Medically unfit

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