Robert Douglas ANDERSON

ANDERSON, Robert Douglas

Service Number: 2452
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Auburn, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Camberwell State School No 888, Victoria
Occupation: Engineer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 2452, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 2452, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
Date unknown: Involvement 2452

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

 He was 19 and the son of Frederick Horne Anderson and Emily Anderson, of 8, Rosebery St., Auburn, Victoria.