ANDERSON S.
Given Names: Sydney
Service Number: 6
Unit: 39th Battalion, A Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 119809
Age: 23 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Driver
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 10 In
Weight: 163 Lbs
Chest: 34-36 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Ruddy
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 2/2/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER John Anderson
130 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 27/5/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Karagola
Embarked: 30/4/1919
Disembarked: 12/6/1919
Unit: 39th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 27/7/1919
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 42376
Victory Medal: 41719
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 4/12/1893
Place: North Melbourne Victoria
Father: John ANDERSON
Mother: Sarah BOATMAN
MARRIAGE
Year: 1923
Place:
Spouse: Frances Agnes HOFFMAN
DEATH
Date or Year: 8/7/1966
Place: Clayton, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 29/7/1917; gun shot wound arm, head & chest
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: V368083
Date Enlisted: 18/3/1942
Date Discharged: 9/10/1945
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION