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James Stephen ANDERSON

Date of birth4 June 1881
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngineer
AddressGeelong, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs E C Anderson, c/o Mrs Bromley, Aswell House, Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date26 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Australian Light Railway Operating Company
Promotions

Lieutenant


Unit: No 5 Railway Section
Promotion date: 20 March 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 4th Supplement, No 29664 (11 July 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 176 (30 November 1916).

FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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