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William Lothian ANDERSON

Regimental number21476
Date of birth31 July 1897
Place of birthNorth Adelaide, South Australia
SchoolNorth Adelaide Public School, South Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationCivil servant
AddressNorth Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, James Baxter Anderson, 'Edina', Gover Street, North Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military service34th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date4 August 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameSignallers, Special Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Signal Company
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Family/military connectionsBrother: 39217 Corporal James Baxter ANDERSON, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 July 1919.
Other detailsWar service: France, Belgium

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