ANDERSON, Albert Victor
| Service Number: | 14156 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Hospital Transport Corps |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, June 1881 |
| Home Town: | Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Illness (Haemorrhage of the lungs), Indian Ocean (HMAHS Kanowna), At sea (Indian Ocean (HMAHS Kanowna)), 8 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14156, Hospital Transport Corps | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 14156, Hospital Transport Corps, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: No 2 Hospital Ship public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 14156, Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Kanowna, Melbourne | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 14156, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14156 awm_unit: No. 2 Australian General Hospital awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 8th October……Albert Victor Anderson was born at Ballarat, Victoria in 1881. He married Clara Morris in Victoria in 1908.
Albert Victor Anderson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 15th March, 1916 as a 35 year old, married, Carpenter from West Geelong, Victoria.
Private Albert Victor Anderson embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Kanowna (A61) on 1st April, 1916 with the Hospital Transport Corps – Staff for No. 2 Hospital Ship “Kanowna”.
Private Albert Victor Anderson was appointed Lance Corporal on 8th November, 1916 & promoted to Corporal on 18th November, 1916.
Corporal Albert Victor Anderson embarked from Sydney, NSW on 26th September, 1917 on HMAT Kanowna (A61). He was taken on strength & was appointed Acting Sergeant on 26th September 1917. This was the 7th voyage of Kanowna (as listed on Statement of Service form).
Private Albert Victor Anderson died suddenly at 8.30 pm on 8th October, 1917 while at Sea on board Australian Hospital Ship Kanowna from Haemorrhage of Lungs.
He was buried at Sea at 8.30 am on 9th October, 1917. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The Australian War Memorial & CWGC both have his rank recorded as Private)
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-a---b.html
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