ANDERSON, Charles Leslie Wallace
| Service Number: | 2368 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Moriac, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Barrabool, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barrabool Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Ceres Indpendent Order of Rechabites Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Leslie Wallace ANDERSON was born around 1896 in Mount Moriac, Victoria
His parents were William ANDERSON (1852-1928) and Christina "Christy" McKENZIE (1857-1938)
"...2368 Private Charles Leslie Wallace Anderson, 46th Battalion, of Barrabool, Victoria. A farmer prior to enlistment on 30 May 1916, Pte Anderson embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Sydney (A15) on 6 September. He was killed in action at Bullecourt on 11 April 1917, aged 20, and has no known grave. Following his death, a fellow soldier wrote to his brother, stating "I am proud to be able to tell you that Wallace was a hero. Under fire he was cool and collected and set his mates a fine example. He was wounded in the hand but refused to give in - he was shot dead while endeavouring to fetch a box of bombs to the trench....all his mates send you their sympathy in your great loss". - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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