James Alexander ANDERSON

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ANDERSON, James Alexander

Service Number:	2124
Enlisted:	4 April 1916, Forbes, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Forbes, New South Wales, 1882
Home Town:	Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Daroobalgie State School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row C, Grave 28, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2124, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Forbes, New South Wales
11 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2124, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
23 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
12 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2124, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2124 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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Biography

53 Battalion

Rank - Corporal

9 September 1916 - Disembarked at Devonport, UK

26 November 1916 - To hospital with Mumps

30 December 1916 - Rejoined unit

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Alec and Louisa Anderson, of Pine Vale, Daroobalgie, New South Wales

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