ANDERSON, Victor Rudolph Busselton
| Service Number: | 16401 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Busselton. Western Australia, 10 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 29 October 1978, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 16401, 4th Divisional Signal Company | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 16401, 4th Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 16401, 4th Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 5 Dec 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 16401, 3rd Division Signals, Granted indefinate leave in England, having married Emily Holt 31 July 1919 in Walcot England, waiting for an available family ship they returned to Australia per " Orveito" | |
| 20 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 16401, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged in Perth, Western Australia |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Victor seemed to go off the rails for a time.
On the 2 May 1945, his 1st wife Emily (Holt) was granted a divorce on the grounds of his adultery with one Hazel Best in Perth. Prior to that he had been in trouble with the law in Busselton
The South Western-News (Busselton, WA: 1903-1954 Thursday 9 Nov 1944 Page 3
CAR DRIVEN ON FOOTPATH: ESCAPADE IN PRINCE STREET
On October 23, an Austin car was driven along the footpath on the south side of Prince Street on at least three occasions between midday and sunset, and the sequel to the act was heard in the Busselton Police Court on Monday morning.
James Hugh D'Arcy-Evans, traffic inspector to the Busselton Municipal Council, stated in evidence to Messrs.J. K. Dougall. S.M., and N. P. Crouch, J.P. that on the evening of October 23 it was reported to him that a small car was being driven along a footpath in Prince Street. In company with Constable Booth he visited the hotels in search of Victor Rudolph Anderson, who was reported to be the driver of the car. Failing to locate him, they called at a private house and there interviewed Anderson who was apparently in an intoxicated condition and admitted the offence. On the following day witness made further inquiries and learned that Anderson had driven the car on the footpath on a number of occasions during the previous day. He therefore charged Anderson with driving in a manner dangerous to the public, and the summons had been endorsed with a plea of guilty.
In pressing for a heavy penalty, witness stated that the act was done deliberately as it had been repeated on a number of occasions, and It was also very dangerous to people using the footpath and emerging from shops along the street. The S.M. In imposing sentence referred to the dangerous nature of the offence and imposed a fine of £3, and costs, default 9 days imprisonments
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