Regimental number | 732 |
Place of birth | Mooroopna, Victoria |
School | Mooroopna State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mooroopna, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, G J Anson, Mooroopna, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Maroopna Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: George (d. 10 May 1920, aged 87; bu. Maroopna) and Elizabeth ANSON, Maroopna, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |