ANDERSON, Andrew Frederick
| Service Number: | 217 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin. Otago, New Zealand, 1881 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Marine Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 217, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 217, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Served in the Australian Commonwealth Horse in South Africa; discharged 1902; also served for 2 years 8 months in Auckland Infantry Regiment.
Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915, court of enquiry report 15 October 1916, reported as ' Wounded and Missing in Action, 26 April 1915'.
Court of Enquiry, France, 3 November 1916, pronounces fate as 'Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915'
Biography
Son of Andrew and Marie Anderson of 611 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. Previoulsy New Zealand. Brother of James W. Anderson of 79 St Vincent Street, South Melbourne
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British WAr Medal, Victory Medal