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Sergeant David Anderson

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: David Anderson

Ancestor's date of birth: 01/01/1877

Ancestor's date of death: 15/05/1942

Cause of Death: Not stated

Service Number: 1278

Colony or State of enlistment: VIC, Place of Enlistment: Melbourne

Unit: 5 Victorian Mounted Rifles

Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: Detail not available

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service.

Murray Page: 293

Contingent: Fifth Victorian

Ship: Orient, Date of Sailing: 15/02/1901

Memorial details: VMR Memorial Melbourne

Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Farrier by trade.

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.

Details of service in war: March 1901 - March 1902 in east Transvaal and Natal frontier, including defeat at Wilmansrust where 18 killed and 42 wounded (12 June 1901), and successful intervention at Onverwacht (4 January 1902); heaviest casualties of any Australian contingent, at Wilmansrust suffered the costliest defeat.

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia 25 April 1902 on the St Andrew. No further details provided.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Gary David Willett, Chifley NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson

 


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