ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ANDERSON, Ronald Forestal

Full Name: Ronald Forestal ANDERSON
Date of Birth: 12-1892
Place of birth: Bullarto VIC, Australia
Occupation: Loco Fireman
Address: Yarloop WA

Height: 170 cm
Weight: 66 kg

Next of Kin: Father- John Anderson, Mother- Janet Anderson
Next of Kin Address: Yarloop WA
Religion: Church of England

2/11/1916- To 92 Depoy Company as Private
2/12/1916- To 39th Battalion 6th Reinforcements
21/03/1917- To 10th Training Battalion Durrington England ex Australian Details Sutton Mandeville
28/04/1917- Transferred 67th Battalion Windmill Hill Perham Downs England
25/08/1917- Proceeded Overseas 3rd Australian Division Base Depot Rouelles France ex Southampton ex Perham Downs
1/09/1917- Transferred 39th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
25/01/1918- Admitted 9th Australian Field Ambulance France ( Scabies ) then to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
9/02/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Sickness
25/08/1918- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Right Buttock )
26/08/1918- Admitted 5th General Hospital Rouen France ex 11th Australian Field Ambulance
30/08/1918- DIED  OF  WOUNDS- Died on Board Hospital Ship ” Grantully Castle ” at 12.45 a.m whilst being Invalided En-Route to Hospital England

Service Number: 2774A
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 39th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1916-10-28
Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
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Embarkation Date: 1916-12-29
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Disembarkation Date: 1917-03-03
Locations Served: ,
Returned: No
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Cause of Death: DIED OF WOUNDS
Date of Death: 1918-08-30
Place of Death: Hospital Ship at Sea
Age at Death: 25
Burial Location: Netley Miltary Cemetery Southampton England- Church of England Plot- Grave 1967