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ANDERSON, John Sydney
Step 1: Personal Details
Service Number: | 2442 |
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Enlisted: | 23 January 1913 |
Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Melbourne (I) |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1898 |
Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Rozelle Public School |
Occupation: | Permanent Naval Forces |
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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Christopher Anderson, 11 Redline Street, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales
John enlisted in the Permanent Naval Forces on 23 January 912 and saw war service in the North Sea and West Indies serving on HMAS Mebourne. He witnessed the surrender of the German Navy.
Another brother T.S. Anderson also served in the Permanent Naval forces from 23 January 1912 and escorted the 1st Division ot Egypt in August 1914.