ANDERSON, James Justice Cassidy
| Service Number: | 6951 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gold Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Builders Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Special Memorial 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6951 | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6951, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6951, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born May 1884 near Seymour, Victoria
Father John ANDERSON and Mother Catherine ANDERSON,
lived at 16 Harold Street, Thornbury, Victoria
Wife: Mrs Gertrude Hilda Anderson, lived at 21 Greenwood Street, Abbotsford, VIC
later at 60 Waterloo Road, Northcote, VIC
1922 lived at 16 Harold Street, Thornbury, VIC
Next of kin in service:
Brother:
453 Private Albert Samuel Anderson
05/07/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
10/11/1915 embarked onboard HMAT A11 Ascanius
as a Private with 29th Battalion
25/09/1917 Killed in action - same Battle as James
No known grave
His name is commemorated on:-
- Panel 23 at The Ypres (Menin Gate), Belgium
- Panel 115 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Described on enlisting as 32 years 4 months of age, married, 5' 7.5" tall; 150 lbs;
fresh complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Methodist
29/09/1916 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
23/11/1916 embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT Hororata A20
as a Private with 6th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
29/01/1917 disembarked into Plymouth, England
26/04/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Folkestone, England
11/05/1917 proceeded to join unit, Etaples, France
12/05/1917 taken on strength
20/09/1917 killed in action - Menin Road, Begium
buried at: Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium
Special Memorial No. 6
His name is commemorated on Panel 45 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War medal (53601), Victory medal (52801) and
Memorial Scroll and Plaque (339044)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 11/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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