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ANDERSON, George John Stewart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 544 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1915, Enlisted at Winchelsea, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Winchelsea, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Winchelsea State School and Geelong Central College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier/Wool Classer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 6, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Winchelsea Residents of Winchelsea & District Roll of Honor, Winchelsea WWI Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 544, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Winchelsea, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 544, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 544, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 544, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 544 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Sarah Anderson of Winchelsea, Victoria. Brother of Jean Anderson of Winchelsea and James Anderson of Loch
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Tpr 544 George Anderson was killed in action 7 August 1915 during the ill fated charge on the Turkish trenches at The Nek.
His father was a veteran of the Crimean War.