Alexander ANDERSON

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Service Number:	2378
Enlisted:	5 April 1916, Enlisted at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Borwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Irvinebank, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Assistant Store Keeper
Memorials:

5 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2378, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2378, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2378, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
30 Sep 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2378, 47th Infantry Battalion, Upon arriving in Freemantle on 30th September 1916, Private Anderson was preparing to go ashore on leave before embarkation overseas. As he was leaving the ship, he jumped from the deck of the ship onto the deck of the tug boat that was waiting to transport the men ashore. The impact of the landing and the manner in which he landed broke his left leg. Private Anderson was admitted to hospital and once recovered returned to Brisbane where he was discharged as medically unfit.
11 Apr 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2378, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged medically unfit by Military Court of Inquiry

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