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ANDERSON, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 815 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 February 1915, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Trinity Hill State School |
| Occupation: | Jam worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 815, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 815, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 815, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 815, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 815, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 815 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Vervaart
It is believed that Benjamin died with his brother 2803 Pte. Robert James Anderson (/explore/people/265742) at Mouquet Farm on the 3rd of September 1916. There is speculation that they both died from injuries recieved from the same bomb. Neither graves for the boys is known.
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