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ANDERSON, Franklin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2328, 2328A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Originally buried at Crucifix Corner but grave lost, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2328, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2328, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 21 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 27th Battalion to the 26th Battalion at Armentiers | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2328A, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the foot and invalided to England on 9th August 1916 | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2328A, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion. Wound to the finger | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2328A, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 3rd occasion.Shell wound to the left hand and evacuated to England on 11 October 1917 | |
| 18 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 2328A, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2328A awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Robert and Mary Jane Anderson of West Ulverstone, Tas.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal