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John ANDERSON

Regimental number702
Place of birthDenny Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine driver
AddressCessnock, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Henry Anderson, Catherine Street, Obrien's Estate, Cessnock, New South Wales
Previous military service14th Infantry
Enlistment date15 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Machine Gun Company
FateDied of wounds 2 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 26), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth ANDERSON, Catherine Street, O'Briens Estate, Cessnock, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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