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ANDERSON, Donald Clifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3397 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Zealand, 2 December 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dunedin (Anderson's Bay) Cemetery Andersons Bay Cemetery, Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 3397, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 3397, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 2 Dec 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3397, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3397 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-12-02 |
Personal Stories
Donald Clifford Anderson
Donald Clifford Anderson, born at Durham, England, came to New Zealand 1905, and went to study medicine at Melbourne University. He there enlisted with the Australian Medical Corps and served for some months at Gallipoli till disabled by dysentery. Received his discharge in September, 1916, and returning to New Zealand joined the staff of this School in February, 1917. He died in Dunedin on December 2nd, 1918 (aged 29 years), the cause of death being pneumonia following upon influenza, which he contracted while assisting to fight the epidemic.
Submitted 17 April 2026 by Damian Smith