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ANDERSON, Robert Douglas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2452 |
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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 |
Service History
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: '' | |
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16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2452, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 2452 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 19 and the son of Frederick Horne Anderson and Emily Anderson, of 8, Rosebery St., Auburn, Victoria.