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ANDERSON, Edward Handfield

Service Numbers:	3230, Officer
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne C of E Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Bank Teller
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3230, Depot Battalion , Geelong, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3230, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3230, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide
12 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
26 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S from 8th Infantry Battalion.
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 57th Infantry Battalion, Embarked to join B.E.F. ex Alexandria. Per HT "Kalyan"
24 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 57th Infantry Battalion, Disembark, Marseilles, France
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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