William Thomas ANDERSON

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ANDERSON, William Thomas

Service Number:	426
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Sherbroke. Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Belgrave, Yarra Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia.
Occupation:	Bread carter
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 4 July 1918
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 24
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tecoma Belgrave War Memorial

World War 1 Service

27 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 426, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
27 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 426, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement Private, 426, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 426 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Brother of Pte. Albert Ernest Anderson, 751. 37th Bn. killed in action 24th Aug., 1918. Age 21. Son of William Thomas and Martha Anderson, of Belgrave, Victoria. Villers Bretonneux-France.

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