ANDERSON, Andrew Gray
Service Number: | 165 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Saltcoats, Ayrshire. Scotland., date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Marine engineer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 January 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Grave III. D. 3. INSCRIPTION FOR MY FATHER'S AND MOTHER'S HOME AND "BONNIE SCOTLAND" , Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 165, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 165, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
14 Jan 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 165, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 165 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-01-14 |
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44th Battalion, A Company, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Enlistment date 13 March 1916.
Age at embarkation-27
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/61/1
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
He was 29 and the son of Richard and Jessie Bethia Anderson, of Glebe Nursery, 28 Springvale Rd., Saltcoats, Ayrshire.
He is remembered on the Saltcoats, Ayrshire War Memorial.