William Fleming ANDERSON

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ANDERSON, William Fleming

Service Number:	101
Enlisted:	2 October 1914, Guildford, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	10th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	St Kilda, Victoria, 1881
Home Town:	Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia
Schooling:	Brighton Road State School, St Kilda
Occupation:	Store assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Victoria Park Memorial Wall, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Victoria Park War Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 101, Guildford, Western Australia
8 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 101, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 101, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
16 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 101, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 101, 10th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 101 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07

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Biography contributed by Jacquie Liddiard

"...101 Trooper William Fleming Anderson, 10th Light Horse Regiment from Victoria Park, Western Australia. A 33 year old store assistant prior to enlisting on 5 October 1914, he embarked for overseas with A Squadron from Fremantle, Western Australia on 8 February 1915 aboard HMAT Mashobra. While serving at Gallipoli, he was killed in action on 7 August 1915. Trooper Anderson is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli, Turkey with others who have no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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