William Mellhinch (Bill) ANDERSON

ANDERSON, William Mellhinch

    Service Number: 1902
    Enlisted: 19 January 1915, Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney New South Wales, Australia, March 1892
    Home Town: Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Fort St High School, Sydney
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 6 October 1917
    Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
    Plot XX , Row E, Grave 3A
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breakfast Point War Memorial, Neutral Bay Superior Public School Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1902, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1902, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1902, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
    6 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1902, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1902 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-06

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    William Mellhinch ANDERSON was born in North Sydney, NSW in 1892

    His parents were Hugh ANDERSON & Elizabeth Ann MILHENCH who married in Sydney in 1889 (spelling of Mothers maiden name as per BDM & Ancestry records)

    He enlisted in Liverpool on 19th January, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Ceramic with the 1st Infantry Battalion, 5th reinforcements

    William died of wounds in Belgium on 6th October, 1917

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