~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family Connections~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Parents......Robert Anderson and Harriet Sophia Tylden Chisholm of Tarranginnie near Nhill in Victoria. Sophia was a sister to Robert's first wife Edith who died at the age of 23. Private Albert Robert Anderson had a half-brother from the first marriage, Lance Corporal William Leslie Anderson who was killed in action on 10 May 1917.
~~~ANDERSON, Albert Robert_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service).~~~
Parents……
Australian Imperial Force Number……1668, (29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement).
Religion……Methodist
Education...... Nhill State School, Victoria.
Civil employment......Labourer/Contractor
Marital status...... Single
Next of kin......Father, Mr Robert Anderson, Nhill, Victoria.
Attested into AIF...... 28th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment...... 18 years and 6 months.
Affirmed Rank on enlistment/death...... Private
Embarked from......Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 October 1915.
Final Posting......14th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate...... Killed in Action, 31st May 1918, France. Private Albert Anderson was killed by the first shell during the 'Allonville disaster'. In the early hours of 31 May 1918, German artillery fired 7 to 8 high velocity, likely 9 inch, shells towards the village of Allonville which is a few miles to the northeast of Amiens. Two of the shells hit with devastating effect. The first of these caused the highest number of casualties from a single shell in the whole of the AIF - 69 men of A company, 14th Battalion. 13 men were killed outright and a further 12 died from their wounds (8 within hours of the attack). The second shell caused 17 casualties with at least 4 killed.
Dedicated War Cemetery......Allonville Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 2), France.
Medals......British War Medals, Victory Medal
War Service......Western Front
Commemorated......Panel number 71, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Parents......Robert Anderson and Harriet Sophia Tylden Chisholm of Tarranginnie near Nhill in Victoria. Sophia was a sister to Robert's first wife Edith who died at the age of 23. Private Albert Robert Anderson had a half-brother from the first marriage, Lance Corporal William Leslie Anderson who was killed in action on 10 May 1917.
~~~ANDERSON, Albert Robert_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service).~~~
Parents……
Australian Imperial Force Number……1668, (29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement).
Religion……Methodist
Education...... Nhill State School, Victoria.
Civil employment......Labourer/Contractor
Marital status...... Single
Next of kin......Father, Mr Robert Anderson, Nhill, Victoria.
Attested into AIF...... 28th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment...... 18 years and 6 months.
Affirmed Rank on enlistment/death...... Private
Embarked from......Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 October 1915.
Final Posting......14th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate...... Killed in Action, 31st May 1918, France. Private Albert Anderson was killed by the first shell during the 'Allonville disaster'. In the early hours of 31 May 1918, German artillery fired 7 to 8 high velocity, likely 9 inch, shells towards the village of Allonville which is a few miles to the northeast of Amiens. Two of the shells hit with devastating effect. The first of these caused the highest number of casualties from a single shell in the whole of the AIF - 69 men of A company, 14th Battalion. 13 men were killed outright and a further 12 died from their wounds (8 within hours of the attack). The second shell caused 17 casualties with at least 4 killed.
Dedicated War Cemetery......Allonville Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 2), France.
Medals......British War Medals, Victory Medal
War Service......Western Front
Commemorated......Panel number 71, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family Connections~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Parents......Robert Anderson and Harriet Sophia Tylden Chisholm of Tarranginnie near Nhill in Victoria. Sophia was a sister to Robert's first wife Edith who died at the age of 23. Private Albert Robert Anderson had a half-brother from the first marriage, Lance Corporal William Leslie Anderson who was killed in action on 10 May 1917.
~~~ANDERSON, Albert Robert_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service).~~~
Parents……
Australian Imperial Force Number……1668, (29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement).
Religion……Methodist
Education...... Nhill State School, Victoria.
Civil employment......Labourer/Contractor
Marital status...... Single
Next of kin......Father, Mr Robert Anderson, Nhill, Victoria.
Attested into AIF...... 28th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment...... 18 years and 6 months.
Affirmed Rank on enlistment/death...... Private
Embarked from......Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 October 1915.
Final Posting......14th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate...... Killed in Action, 31st May 1918, France. Private Albert Anderson was killed by the first shell during the 'Allonville disaster'. In the early hours of 31 May 1918, German artillery fired 7 to 8 high velocity, likely 9 inch, shells towards the village of Allonville which is a few miles to the northeast of Amiens. Two of the shells hit with devastating effect. The first of these caused the highest number of casualties from a single shell in the whole of the AIF - 69 men of A company, 14th Battalion. 13 men were killed outright and a further 12 died from their wounds (8 within hours of the attack). The second shell caused 17 casualties with at least 4 killed.
Dedicated War Cemetery......Allonville Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 2), France.
Medals......British War Medals, Victory Medal
War Service......Western Front
Commemorated......Panel number 71, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Parents......Robert Anderson and Harriet Sophia Tylden Chisholm of Tarranginnie near Nhill in Victoria. Sophia was a sister to Robert's first wife Edith who died at the age of 23. Private Albert Robert Anderson had a half-brother from the first marriage, Lance Corporal William Leslie Anderson who was killed in action on 10 May 1917.
~~~ANDERSON, Albert Robert_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service).~~~
Parents……
Australian Imperial Force Number……1668, (29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement).
Religion……Methodist
Education...... Nhill State School, Victoria.
Civil employment......Labourer/Contractor
Marital status...... Single
Next of kin......Father, Mr Robert Anderson, Nhill, Victoria.
Attested into AIF...... 28th July 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Age on enlistment...... 18 years and 6 months.
Affirmed Rank on enlistment/death...... Private
Embarked from......Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 October 1915.
Final Posting......14th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate...... Killed in Action, 31st May 1918, France. Private Albert Anderson was killed by the first shell during the 'Allonville disaster'. In the early hours of 31 May 1918, German artillery fired 7 to 8 high velocity, likely 9 inch, shells towards the village of Allonville which is a few miles to the northeast of Amiens. Two of the shells hit with devastating effect. The first of these caused the highest number of casualties from a single shell in the whole of the AIF - 69 men of A company, 14th Battalion. 13 men were killed outright and a further 12 died from their wounds (8 within hours of the attack). The second shell caused 17 casualties with at least 4 killed.
Dedicated War Cemetery......Allonville Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 2), France.
Medals......British War Medals, Victory Medal
War Service......Western Front
Commemorated......Panel number 71, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Inscription
(AUSTRALIAN RISING SUN EMBLEM)
1668 PRIVATE
A. R. ANDERSON
14TH BN. AUSTRALIAN INF.
31ST MAY 1918 AGE 21
(Battlefield Cross Symbol)
Gravesite Details
Private Albert Robert Anderson, 14th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, #1668.
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