ANDERSON, Claude Alexander McClarence
| Service Number: | 2273 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1916, Townsville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, South Townsville |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot IV, Row B, Grave 21 , Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2273, 41st Infantry Battalion, Townsville | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2273, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2273, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Claude Alexander Mcclarence ANDERSON was born in Townsville, Queensland in 1898
His parents were Sydney Alexander ANDERSON & Harriet Louisa TELFER
He married Enid Verlie Laughton Law MacCALISTER in Queensland on 22nd February, 1916
He enlisted in Townsville on 24th July, 1916 and embarked on 21st October, 1916 from Brisbane on the HMAT Boonah with the 41st Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements
Claude Died of Wounds in France on 30th July, 1918 and is buried in the Crouy British Cemetery
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Poem written by Claude whilst in the trenches
TO MOTHER DEAR
The following poem was received by his parents just before Christmas 1917
"Remember me on Christmas Day
I know in my old home the lamps are lighted
and friends I love so well are gathered there
but one is missing from our family , I fancy I can see the vacant chair
and when you gaze on the dear ones round you
from the bullets hiss and warfare's sorrow free
just think of your poor boy, mid strife and danger
and in your humble prayers remember me
Pray that God ,who in time of trouble
none ever sought to find the comforter in vain
may bring me through these awful scenes of carnage
back to the home I'd love to see again
But should it be for me to fall in battle
I'd like you all to think of me
as having done my part for King & Country
and the dear old flag of freedom
Townsville Daily Nulletin, 25th December, 1918
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