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ANDERSON, Ernest
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2018, V45261 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1 May 1892 |
Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clothes presser |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2018, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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26 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2018, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2018, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2018, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
27 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, 2018, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
12 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
4 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
15 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
8 Oct 1917: | Wounded Sergeant, 2018, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, 2nd occasion | |
17 Jul 1918: | Wounded Sergeant, 2018, 22nd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 3rd occasion - gas | |
6 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
6 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
21 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
21 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Lieutenant, V45261, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Bright, Victoria | |
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1 Nov 1945: | Discharged Lieutenant, V45261, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) | |
Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V45261 |
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