ANDERSON Alfred Walter Clarence - Diggers Database

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Service No.: 2870
Rank: Private
Unit: 52 Battalion
Other Units: 52nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Town: Beerburrum Soldier Settlement
Adopted: Yes
Date of Birth: 1 October 1880
Place of Birth: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Date Enlisted: 16 August 1916
Ship Sailed On: HMAT A74 Marathon
Date Ship Sailed: 27 October 1916
Ship Sailed From: Brisbane
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Soldiers History: Alfred Walter Anderson enlisted on the 16 Aug 1916 7th reinforcements 52nd Battalion he trained at Enoggera
Embarked Brisbane 27 Oct 1916 aboard A74 'Marathon'
25 Nov 1916 - 7 Dec 1916 Measles [aboard ship]
9 Jan 1917 disembarked Plymouth
31 Jan 1917 Adm 2nd Aux Hosp Rheumatism - Southall
22 Feb discharged fro Hosp to Weymouth
1 Mar 1917 sick to group clearing Hosp Codford
7 Mar 1917 marched into 13th Trng Batt Codford from Hosp
24 Mar 1914 - 11 Apr 1917 Mumps
17 Apr 1917 sick to Group Host, Codford - Pneumonia
16 June 1917 Discharged from Hosp to no 2 Command depot Weymouth
22 Jul 1917 Left England for return to Australia per H.T "Nestor"
24 Sep 1917 disembarked Melbourne and transferred to 6th Australian General Hospital in Brisbane for one month treatment.
6 Nov 1917 Discharged from the A.I.F. at Brisbane as medically unfit - disability Rheumatism
Victory Medal
British War Medal
If died in the war: Returned to Australia
Date Returned to Australia: 30 September 1917
Date of Death: 13 August 1954
Place of Death: Queensland, Australia
Age at Death: 73
Where Buried: Brisbane area
Sources: Additional information added by admin - RD
Name of Researcher: Chris