Peter ANDERSON

Regimental number754
Place of birthMooroopna, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.2
Height5' 8"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Anderson, c/o Miss M Perinoni, Tomawhawk Creek, Colac, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 October 1915
Place of enlistmentBundaberg, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Veterinary Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Discharge date25 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Margha', 18 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right eye), Brisbane, 25 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ANDERSON Peter