Gerrie Anderson

Gerrie Anderson

Personal Information
Date of Birth	1885
Place of Birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Death	31 May 1950, aged 65
Place of Death	Bellevue, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	30 years, 3 months
Description	5'4½" (1.64m) tall ; 140 lbs 63.503 kg ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Horse trainer
Religion	Methodist
Address	NOK c/- Albany Forts, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Sister , Miss Philimina Anderson
Military Information
Reg Number	1662
Date of Enlistment	27 May 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Date of Embarkation	23 Jul 1915 ‒ Aug 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A64 Demosthenes
Date of Return	20 Jan 1916
Ship Returned On	HMAT A63 Karoola
Fate	Returned to Australia (medical)
Monument	Jarrahdale Honour Roll ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford) Byford WW2 Honour Roll
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Gerrie's records are incomplete, with only his enlistment and discharge details on file.

On entering Blackboy Hill camp, Gerrie was allocated to the 7th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion. However he was later re-allocated to the 2nd reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion, travelling with them to Egypt. Gerrie's records do not tell us if he was taken on strength by the 28th Battalion, but given that he was in Egypt from early August 1915 until 20 January 1916, it is likely that he was, and training in the desert exposed his health problem.

On 20 Jan 1916 it was decided to send him home to recover from rheumatism, but he was not discharged by the 5th Military District until 24 Jan 1917, so he may have spent time in and out of hospital in Fremantle prior to discharge.

Post War

In 1920, Gerrie married Florence Jane Yendle in Fremantle. Florence died 16 Nov 1955 at Nedlands aged 70.

Electoral Roll entries - 1925 at 4 Clayton street, Guildford; 1931 - 1949 at 36 Clayton street, Guildford

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial