Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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Herbert Anderson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 18395
- Rank: Sergeant
- Service Occupation:
- Awards: Military Medal
- Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps
- Unit/Ship:
- Place of Death:
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 01.11.1918
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: East Wemyss Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: W. 78.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address:
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
W. H. Anderson, Church St, Broughty Ferry
- Siblings:
Brother
- Spouse:
Isabella Anderson, Back Dykes, East Wemyss
- Children:
More about Herbert Anderson
Herbert Anderson 18395 Machine Gun Corps
DUNDEE SERGEANT WINS MILITARY MEDAL.
Sergeant H. Anderson, Machine Gun Corps, has gained the Military Medal for conspicuous service in France. Sergt. Anderson is the second son of Mr and Mrs W. H. Anderson, Church Street, Broughty Ferry, and formerly of Ancrum Road, Lochee. He joined the army in the early days of the war, enlisting in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, with which regiment he went to France two years ago. He was later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. His wife resides in East Wemyss. A younger brother is serving in the R.F.A. in the Balkans.
Dundee Courier 27th June 1917
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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