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Son of John T. Anderson of 9 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria formerly of 8 Canterbury Road, Toorak, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served  a 7 year apprenticeship with Johnston & Sons

There is a birth record in Australia and the year 1887 coincides with the military record rather than the stated birth date of 1879.

Name:          John Taylor Anderson

Birth Date:   Abt 1887

Birth Place:  Prahran, Victoria

Registration Year:  1887

Registration Place: Victoria, Australia

Father:         John Taylor Anderson

Mother:        Annie Cronone

Registration Number:       31155

 

Someone has put the following up as a family tree though one can never be sure all the facts are well researched.

[This shows a half sister called Alice and it is believed one of the medal or plaque receipts was signed by an Alice?]

 

·  Birth

·  1887 • Victoria, Australia

 

·  Birth of Brother Robert Daniel Anderson(1889–1979)

·  1889 • Melbourne, Victoria

 

·  Birth of Half-Sibling Robt Danl Anderson(1889–)

·  Abt 1889 • Melbourne, Victoria

 

·  Birth of Sister Annie Marguerite (Nancy) Anderson(1892–1967)

·  9 FEB 1892 • St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

 

·  Birth of Brother Gilbert Henry Anderson(1895–1980)

·  1895 • Victoria, Australia

 

·  Birth of Half-Sister Alice Veronica Anderson(1910–1930)

·  1908 • Melbourne, Victoria

 

·  Death of Mother Annie Cronin(1867–1908)

·  14 Apr 1908 • South Melbourne, Victoria

 

·  Arrival

·  26 Dec 1910 • Sydney, New South Wales

·  Crew: 4th engineer

 

·  Birth of Half-Sister Pauline May Anderson(1911–1985)

·  4 Mar 1911 • Australia

 

·  Military

·  1914-1920 • Melbourne, Victoria

 

·  Death

·  17 December 1915

 

·  Death (Alternative)

·  17 December 1915 • Limerick, Ireland, United Kingdom

 

·  Burial

·  Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

 

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In that same tree his father is shown:

·   Birth

·   12 Jul 1859 • Rothesay Scotland

 

·   Death of Sister Isabella Anderson(1845–1910)

·   14 Nov 1859 • Craigmore, Bute, Scotland

 

·   Death of Sister Barbara Anderson(1843–1859)

·   14 Nov 1859 • Craigmore

 

·   Residence

·   1861 • Rothesay, Bute, Scotland

·   Relation to Head of House: Grdson Visitor

 

·   Death of Mother Isabella Taylor(1819–1862)

·   23 November 1862 • Rothesay, BUT, SCT

·   Death of Mother Isabella Taylor(1818–1862)

·   23 November 1862 • Argyll and Bute, Scotland

 

·   Death of Brother Gilbert Anderson(1848–1865)

·   16 Nov 1865 • Auckland, New Zealand

 

·   Death of Brother Henry Anderson(1850–1866)

·   17 Oct 1866 • At Sea

 

·   Death of Sister Jessie Anderson(1853–1870)

·   22 Jun 1870 • Rothsay, Scotland

 

·   Marriage

·   21 Oct 1885 • Dunedin Otago New Zealand

·   Marriage

·   Annie Cronin

·   (1867–1908)

 

·   Birth of Daughter Barbara Annetta Anderson(1886–1966)

·   9 apr 1886

 

·   Birth of Son John Taylor Anderson(1887–1915)

·   1887 • Victoria, Australia

 

·   Birth of Son Robert Daniel Anderson(1889–1979)

·   1889 • Melbourne, Victoria

 

·   Birth of Daughter Annie Marguerite (Nancy) Anderson(1892–1967)

·   9 FEB 1892 • St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

 

·   Birth of Son Gilbert Henry Anderson(1895–1980)

·   1895 • Victoria, Australia

 

·   Death of Father Gilbert Anderson Capt(1819–1897)

·   1 jun 1897 • Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

 

·   Residence

·   1903 • Southern Melbourne, Victoria,Australia

·   4 Bowen Terrace, Sth Melbourne

 

·   Residence

·   1903 • Queen's, Southern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

 

·   Death of Wife Annie Cronin(1867–1908)

·   14 Apr 1908 • South Melbourne, Victoria

 

·   Residence

·   3/1909 • Fawkner, Australia

·   4 Bowen Terrace, Sth Melbourne

 

·   Birth of Daughter Alice Veronica Anderson(1910–1930)

·   abt 1910 • Melbourne, Victoria

 

·   Death of Sister Isabella Anderson(1845–1910)

·   19 Sep 1910 • Musk Vale, Victoria

 

·   Birth of Daughter Pauline May Anderson(1911–1985)

·   4 Mar 1911 • Australia

 

·   Marriage

·   17 Jan 1914 • 187 Royal Parade, Royal Park, Victoria, Australia

·   Elizabeth Alice Clarke

·   (1884–1967)

 

·   Residence

·   1914 • Toorak, Victoria, Australia

·   8 Canterbury Road, Toorak

 

·   Death of Son John Taylor Anderson(1887–1915)

·   17 December 1915

 

·   Birth of Son John Taylor ANDERSON(1917–1991)

·   13 Feb 1917 • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

 

·   Residence

·   1919 • Division of Balaclava, Victoria, Australia

·   13 Wynnstay Rd, Armadale

 

·   Residence

·   1924 • Malvern East, Victoria, Australia

·   92 Finch Street, Malvern East

 

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 17th December.......Corporal John Taylor Anderson was born at Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria in late 1887. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th August, 1914 as a a 27 year old, single, Marine Engineer from Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria.

Sapper John Taylor Anderson proceeded from Alexandria on 5th April, 1915 to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force). He was admitted to 1st Field Ambulance on 5th April, 1915 with Influenza & rejoined his Battalion at Gallipoli on 8th June, 1915.

Sapper Anderson was promoted to 2/Corporal at Gallipoli on 27th July, 1915. He was admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Anzac on 17th September, 1915 with an abscess then transferred to Malta & admitted to Hospital with Debility. He was invalided to England & admitted to The King George Hospital, London, England on 4th November, 1915 with “Shell Shock”. He was discharged to furlough on 20th November, 1915.

Corporal John Taylor Anderson died suddenly on 17th December, 1915 at Geary’s Hotel, Limerick, Ireland. At the Inquest a Coroner’s Jury found the cause of death to be due to natural causes. He was buried in Kings Island Military Cemetery, Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland.

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