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ANDERSEN, William Herbert
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 29898, S112387 |
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Enlisted: | 19 April 1916, at Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Signalman |
Last Unit: | Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF |
Born: | Adelaide, 31 March 1896 |
Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Electrical Engineering in England |
Occupation: | Postal Assistant |
Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 29898, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, at Adelaide | |
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3 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 29898, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
3 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 29898, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 29898, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
6 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
World War 2 Service
12 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S112387 | |
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12 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Hindmarsh, SA | |
12 Feb 1943: | Involvement Signalman, S112387 |
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Son of Adolf Otto and Mary Eliza Augusta Andersen
Studied Electrical Engineering in England Post War