ANDERSON, Donald Richard
| Service Number: | 7438 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie III. B. 15., Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7438, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7438, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
This casualty is believed to be Donald or Douglas Anderson, born as James Dickson, the illegitimate son to Helen Dickson, but known as ‘Douglas Anderson’. Obituary : Douglas Anderson - Australian Infantry, AIF [MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 13 September 1918]: The sad news arrived on Thursday morning that private Douglas Anderson, Australian Expeditionary Force, had died from wounds. He was a son of Mr and Mrs David Anderson, Meville Place, and emigrated a few years ago to Australia. His wife, Isabella B. Mason, a daughter of the late Mr John Mason, resided in Roslin. He is remembered on the web site, Midlothian Remembered and on the Roslin War Memorial which is situated in a green area by the side of the main road through the town. A restrained Celtic Cross with a wreath on the pedestal.
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