We remember William Anderson

We remember William Anderson

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Timeline

Timeline

1877
birth Huthfield, Wakefield, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:9311815 19th May 1877
1899
enlistment Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7615416 4th September 1899
1899
service British Army Private 6313 South Wales Borderers Source:7615416 4th September 1899 - 21st June 1900
1900
service British Army Private 6313 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa Source:7615416 22nd June 1900 - 30th January 1904
1901
awards Queens South Africa medal Other War Service Award Source:7625282 1st April 1901
1902
awards Kings South Africa medal Other War Service Award Source:7625282 1st October 1902
1904
service British Army Private 6313 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:7615416 31st January 1904 - 25th October 1907
1907
service British Army Private 6313 South Wales Borderers Source:7615416 26th October 1907 - 30th October 1907
1907
location Discharge Depôt, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address Source:7615416 26th October 1907 - 30th October 1907
1914
service British Army Private 6313 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:7615416 17th September 1914 - 26th September 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7615416 17th September 1914 - 26th September 1914
1914
hospitalisation Wounded in left arm Hospital/Institution Source:7615416 26th September 1914
1914
location Feldlazarett des Deutsches Heer (Deutsches Kaiserreich) France away from home address Source:7615416 26th September 1914
1914
location POW camp, Doeberitz (near Berlin), Brandenburg Germany military residence address Source:7615416 October 1914
internment pow Source:54148

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Anderson
Source 54148
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Discharge Depôt, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address 26th October 1907 - 30th October 1907
Feldlazarett des Deutsches Heer (Deutsches Kaiserreich) France away from home address 26th September 1914
POW camp, Doeberitz (near Berlin), Brandenburg Germany military residence address October 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6313 South Wales Borderers Private
British Army 6313 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa Private
British Army 6313 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Private
British Army 6313 South Wales Borderers Private
British Army 6313 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Kings South Africa medal Other War Service Award
Queens South Africa medal Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

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Boer War medal rolls for South Wales Borderers Keith1947

Multimedia

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Full dress uniform Keith1947
QSA and KSA medals Keith1947
ICRC Historical Archives Keith1947
Medal Index Card Keith1947
ICRC Document PA7074 Keith1947

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