ANDERSEN, Carl Christian
| Service Numbers: | 16, 3998 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Holstebro Denmark, January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, Beachborough Park Hospital, Shorncliffe, England, United Kingdom, 31 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 16, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 16, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3998, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), G.S.W. left thigh & arm. DoW Septicaemia & Heart failure at Beachborough Park Hospital, Shorncliffe, England | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3998, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3998 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-31 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 31st July…… Carl Christian Andersen was born around 1887 in Holstebro, Denmark.
According to information supplied by his sister for the Roll of Honour - Carl Christian Andersen came to Australia in 1907.
Carl Christian Andersen enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th January, 1915 as a 28 year old, single, Labourer from Ayr, Lower Burdekin, North Queensland.
Private Carl Christian Andersen embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 29th June, 1915 with “A” Company of 25th Battalion.
Private Andersen sailed from Suez on 25th September, 1915 on Ceramic & returned to Australia on 17th October, 1915, arriving in Melbourne, Victoria due to V.D. He was transferred to Broadmeadows, Victoria for duty on 12th November, 1915.
New Attestation Papers were completed for Carl Christian Andersen on 22nd November, 1915 stating he was a 28 year old, single, Cane Cutter. He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on 23rd November, 1915 with 7th Infantry Battalion, 12th Reinforcements.
Private Andersen was transferred to 59th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir on 26th February, 1916 then transferred to 60th Battalion on 15th March, 1916. He proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 19th June, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1916.
Private Carl Christian Andersen was wounded in action in France on 19th July, 1916 at Fromelles. He was admitted to 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital, France on 22nd July 1916 with gunshot wounds to left leg. He was transferred to England on Hospital Ship St. Denis on 23rd July, 1916.
Private Carl Christian Andersen was admitted to the Queen’s Canadian Military Hospital, Beachborough Park, near Shorncliffe on 24th July, 1916 with gunshot wounds to left leg & left arm (both fractured). He was transferred & admitted to Military Hospital at Shorncliffe on 31st July, 1916.
Private Carl Christian Andersen died at 1.10 pm on 31st July, 1916 at Shorncliffe Military Hospital, Kent, England from wounds received in action in France (as stated on the Death of a Soldier Report – Army Form B. 2090A.). The Casualty Form – Active Service records he died at Beachborough Park Hospital, Shorncliffe. The Queen’s Canadian Military Hospital at Shorncliffe recorded on the death certificate for Pte C. E. Anderson that he died at 12.15 pm on 31st July, 1916. The cause of death was listed as (1) G.S.W. left thigh & arm (2) Septicaemia & Heart failure.
Private Carl Christian Andersen was buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Folkestone, Kent, England where 10 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/folkestone.html
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