William Albert ANDERSON

ANDERSON, William Albert

Service Numbers: 25, 2278
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
Home Town: Brunswick West, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 12 March 1954, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW
Plot: Portion: Mth Row: Sec 2 - A Plot: 775
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 25, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 25, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
5 Jul 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 25, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 480 notes returned to Australia and discharged 5 Jul 1901.

World War 1 Service

16 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2278, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2278, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Albert Anderson served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. Originally from West Brunswick in Victoria he found himself in Queensland when he enlisted in the Boer War in 1900 as a Private S.N. 25 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

In June 1915 he was living in New Soth Wales and working as a boilermaker when he enlisted for WW1 at Liverpool, NSW, serving as a Private S.N. 2278 in the 4th Infantry Batallion AIF. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm while serving at Gallipoli in August 1915. The wound resulted in restricted use of the arm and he was returned to Australia where discharged in May 1916. 

(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 480; and National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Albert Anderson served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. Originally from West Brunswick in Victoria he found himself in Queensland when he enlisted in the Boer War in 1900 as a Private S.N. 25 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

In June 1915 he was living in New Soth Wales and working as a boilermaker when he enlisted for WW1 at Liverpool, NSW, serving as a Private S.N. 2278 in the 4th Infantry Batallion AIF. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm while serving at Gallipoli in August 1915. The wound resulted in restricted use of the arm and he was returned to Australia where discharged in May 1916.

(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 480; and National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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