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ANDERSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1782 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bourke, New South Wales, 9 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bourke & District War Memorial, Granville War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1782, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 4th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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"...1782 Private John Anderson, 4th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 17 March 1915. He was killed in action on 6 August 1915 at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey aged 20. Post war his body was not recovered and he is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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