Private William Alexander Anderson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Anderson,
William Alexander
Date of birth: 1898-12-05
Place of birth: Carlyle Saskatchewan Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. A Cunningham (his mother) Carlyle, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): School Teacher
Occupation (normalized): Teacher, Level and Subject Unknown
Address:
Hubbard, Saskatchewan
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-29
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, II. F. 8.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1069183
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1918-05-10 ?
- Private (Army). 1916-10-28 ?
- Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-03-04 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Carlyle, Saskatchewan War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 467712
LAC ID:
9677
Service file: B0171-S047
Uploader's Notes:
He died of a shrapnel wound that fractured his thigh during an attack on Vis-en-Artois. "He was immediately attended to and evacuated to Field Ambulance, via Battalion Aid Post, and from there was removed to No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds."
His photograph is included on page 472 of Prairie Trails to Blacktop, Carlyle and District 1882-1982. His families history is on page 501 of the same volume. He is also mentioned in his sister's family history on page 1016.
Uploader's Research notes:
His service file has been digitized and is available at the LAC link above.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 249th Battalion Private Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-18