Regimental number | 421 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
School | North Broken Hill Public School, New South wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | Vera Street, Ellendale, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.8 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Anderson, Vera Street, Ellendale, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; transferred to the 81st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Tilloy British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 23), Tilloy-Les-Moffleines, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Mary ANDERSON. Native of Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON Kenneth Colin
Red Cross File No 00907031 |