Alec Lawrence (Laurie) ANDERSON

ANDERSON, Alec Lawrence

Service Number: 5939
Enlisted: 6 June 1916, RAS Grounds, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 14 March 1894
Home Town: Nowra, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Nowra Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Storekeeper
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood
XXVI. C. 5., Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nowra - All Saints War Memorial Lych Gate, Nowra Soldiers Memorial

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World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, 5939, RAS Grounds, Sydney, NSW
7 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 5939, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 5939, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5939, 17th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road

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