Ernest ANDERSON

ANDERSON, Ernest

Service Number: 702
Enlisted: 1 February 1916, Inverell - The 'Kurrajongs'
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 19 October 1876
Home Town: Oakwood, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Natural causes, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1947, aged 70 years
Cemetery: Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
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Memorials: Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Oakwood & Cherry Tree Hill WW1 Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 702, Inverell - The 'Kurrajongs'
4 May 1916: Involvement Private, 702, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916: Embarked Private, 702, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
9 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 702, 3rd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW left arm (fractured)
7 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 702, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, FSW face and left forearm
23 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 702, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Shrapnel wound left thigh
21 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 702, 3rd Infantry Battalion

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