Arthur Leslie ANDERSON

ANDERSON, Arthur Leslie

    Service Number: 152
    Enlisted: 24 August 1914, Hobart,Tasmania, Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Strahan, Tasmania, Australia, 16 June 1892
    Home Town: Bagdad, Southern Midlands, Tasmania
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Hospital Attendant
    Died: Died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), At sea aboard HMHS Garcon, 27 April 1915, aged 22 years
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
    Memorial Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bagdad Anglican Church Chancel, Bagdad Anglican Church WW1 HR, Bagdad Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, New Norfolk War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    24 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Hobart,Tasmania, Australia
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 152, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 152, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
    2 Mar 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 152, 12th Infantry Battalion, Embarked the HMT "Devanha" at Alexandria to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Gallipoli Peninsula
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 152, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    25 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 152, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to the abdomen on the 25th April 1915 at Gallipoli. Transferred to HMHS Gascon on the same day and died onboard at 2am 27th April 1915, buried at sea between Gallipoli and Egypt (refer photo).

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    Biography

    Son of Henry and Amy Anderson, of Bagdad, Tasmania

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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