| Regimental number | 3003 |
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland |
| Religion | Catholic Apostolic Church |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | Coburg, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 102 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Anderson, 435 Sydney Road, Coburg, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the 60th Bn, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at timeof AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Martha ANDERSON, 435 Sydney Road, Coburg, Victoria. Native of Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 6 May 1916 (diarrhoea and pyrexia); discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, Hog's Back, 9 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 19 July 1916'. Mother asked Base Records through solicitor, 21 May 1917, for enquirie to be made of 2618 Pte J. Fisher, who 'was apparently in the same Company, and the mate of Private J. Anderson, and my client is led to believe that Private Fisher can give definite statement as to whether my client's son is actually dead or not.' Statement, Red Cross File No 90505, 3023 Pte C. CALLAMAN, 59th Bn (patient, Edmonton Hospital, London, England), [?] January 1917: 'I saw Anderson after he was killed[,] I being on a stretcher party and there was no time to take [his] disc.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | File (p. 18) has mixed up details with those of 3003 James Abric ANDERSON, 18th/3rd Bn. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON James
Red Cross file 90505 |
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