Captain Archibald Joseph Anderson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Anderson,
Archibald Joseph
Date of birth: 1893-07-20
Place of birth: Portage-la-Prairie Man. Canada
Next of kin: Edward Anderson , father, of 302 Electric Railway Chambers, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Law Student
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1916-07-01
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 14789
Highest Rank:
Captain
Rank detail
- Captain (British Army).
- Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1915-01-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in Action at Fricourt opening day of the Battle of the Somme
Commemoration location: WW1 Book of Remembrance page 569
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 542125
LAC ID:
7894
Service file: B0142-S016
Uploader's Notes: Son of Edward and Mary Anderson, of 302 Electric Railway Chambers, Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was killed in action at Fricourt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916.
Original member of the First Canadian Contingent as a Private of the 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse).
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse) C Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Captain Army British Infantry 10th (Service) Battalion, The Prince of Wales' Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) C Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-05-26