Great War Dundee
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David S. Anderson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: S/19002
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
- Unit/Ship: 1/7th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 21
- Date of Death: 23.07.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Marfaux British Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: III.F.2.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Kinross, Fife
- Address: c/o Walton 36 St Mary St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jane Anderson, 96 Pembroke St, West Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
- Father:
- Siblings:
Alex M. Anderson
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about David S. Anderson
His mother is also listed as residing at 36 St Mary St, Dundee and his grandmother Margaret Mathewson as residing at 12 Rosebery St, Dundee. His brother Alex died aged 14.
David S. Anderson S/19002 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
ANDERSON―Killed in action on 23d July 1918, Private David Anderson, A. and S.H., aged 21 years, only son of Mrs J. Anderson, Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
Dundee People’s Journal 7th September 1918
Additional information very kindly supplied by Karen Mitchell and Michael Caldwell
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