ANDERSON, Dalgairns Outram
| Service Number: | 4971 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Granville, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 July 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Neuville British Cemetery Plot 11, Row G, Grave 37 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 4971, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, 4971, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 16 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4971, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4971 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Division Salvage Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-07-16 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Dalgairns Outram ANDERSON was born in Granville, New South Wales on 29th September, 1891
His parents were James Outram ANDERSON & Patience LAYCOCK who married in Sydney in 1879
He married Evelyn JEFFS in Sydney in 1913
Biography
Australian Army Service Corps; 3rd Division Salvage Company
Rank - Sergeant
18 August 1916 - AWOL for 9 days while in isolation; fined 10 days full pay
30 September 1916 - Taken on strength 33 Btn
20 November 1916 - AWOL for 1 days; fined 28 days pay
21 November 1916 - Proceeded to France from Southampton
12 December 1916 - Wounded in action
14 December 1916 - Returned to duty
4 February 1917 - Taken on strength 33 Btn
26 June 1917 - To hospital - bruised foot
13 July 1917 - To hospital in England bruised foot(fractured)
17 December 1917 - Rejoined unit in France
Died of gunshot wounds to the head, back and legs
Grave inscription reads 'Born 29 Sept. 1891. Killed in Action. God is love.' Full name on the headstone was not as there was too many letters
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of James Outram Anderson and Patience Anderson, of "Winterdyne," Wyalong St., Burwood, New South Wales; Husband of Evelyn(known as Jean) Anderson of Courland Street, Five Dock. Father of Patience Outram Anderson and James Outram Anderson
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