John ANDERSON

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Service Numbers:	2527, 2527A
Enlisted:	10 December 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ayr, Scotland, 1881
Home Town:	Tara, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Protestant school, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Tara Shire WW1 Roll of Honor

10 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Toowoomba, Queensland
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2527, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2527, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2527A, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2527A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07
Date unknown:	Involvement 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Arrived in Australia aged 33 years

47 Battalion

Rank - Corporal

Served in the Ayrshire Imperial Yeomanry, Scotland, August 1893-31 March 1908.

Son of John and Jane Anderson, of Bucklybie, Tara, Oueensland. Native of Shankeston, Patna, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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