ANDERSON, Enderby Gordon
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train |
| Born: | Dehra Dun, India, 12 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Carrick, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Bedford Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli (at sea aboard Rewa), 29 July 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Carrick Memorial Wall Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Longford Christ Church Roll of Honour, Longford War Memorial, Westbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Chilka, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 12th Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-07-29 |
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Australian Army Service Corps
Rank - Captain
Enderby Gordon ANDERSON was born on 12th July,1887 in Dehra Dun, India
His parents were Robert Uniacke ANDERSON and Margaret Julia GORDON - his father was a tea planter & died in 1892 in India and his mother died in 1945 in Penguin, Tasmania. His mother was living at The Moat, Carrick, Tasmania when he enlisted.
Enderby was a 2nd Lieutenant at Sandhurst Military College in England from 1906-1910 - he married Violet May LAWRENCE in 1909 in Westminster, London - what happened to Violet is unknown.
He enlisted with the Australian Army on 7th November, 1914 - his unit was the Light Horse Brigade Train 3 which embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Chilka on 2nd Feb. 1915
Enderby was wounded on 28th July 1915 and transferred to the ship Rewa in Anzac Cove where he died on 29th July - he was buried at sea. He is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 68) in Gallipoli, Turkey
He was awarded the following Service Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
NATIONAL ARCHIVES Australia - War Dossier (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
ROOTSWEB WORLD CONNECT - further information (wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com)
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