We remember Gerard Rupert Laurie Anderson

We remember Gerard Rupert Laurie Anderson

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth Twickenham, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:8069417 Source:8069416 1889
1902
education Eton College Windsor United Kingdom Source:6996184 January 1902 - April 1908
1914
commission Temporary Source:8069410 14th August 1914
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 3 Battalion, attached to 1 Battalion Source:8069410 14th August 1914 - 9th November 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8069410 21st September 1914 - 8th November 1914
1914
dates Age 25 Source:8069410 8th November 1914
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8069410 14th January 1915
education He took first classes in "mods" and "Greats" Trinity College Oxford United Kingdom Source:8069410
1914
death Killed in Action Shot through the heart, while leading a charge against the German trenches. La Bassee France Source:7616905 Source:8069410 9th November 1914

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Gerard Rupert Laurie
Initials GRL
Last Name Anderson
Source 6996184
First Names Gerard Rupert Laurie
Initials GRL
Last Name Anderson
Source 7616905
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Cheshire Regiment 3 Battalion, attached to 1 Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Blanche Alice May Laurie mother
Rev. Prebendary David Anderson father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Hannah21187
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Hannah21187
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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Eton School Register Beverly42842
The Bond of Sacrifice: Gerard Rupert Laurie Anderson Hannah21187

Multimedia

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