Regimental number | 15936 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Singleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Contractor |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Marshall Anderson, Castlereagh Street, Singleton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in 13th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps, 1st & 2nd Anzac Mounted Divisions, 15th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Port Darwin on |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Sydney, 30 April 1918; disembarked Suez, 7 June 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 29 January 1919; arrived Melbourne, 2 March 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), Sydney, 13 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON Morton |