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JAMES ANDERSON
Kingston upon Hull HU2 0PZ
England
BORN ABERDEEN 06/01/1898. SON OF JAMES ANDERSON (1871-1957) & JANE LOW (1874-1950), OF 196 WINCOLMLEE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A COTTON OIL REFINER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS.
ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO EGYPT WITH THE 1/5th ESSEX REGIMENT. KILLED IN PALESTINE, ON 02/11/1917, AGED 20. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, JANE, AT THIS WAR PENSION ADDRESS. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 15/11/1917.
| Name | James Anderson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Aberdeen, Scotland - 6 Jan 1898 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 2 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Palestine - Gaza War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine (including Gaza) |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Essex Regiment |
| Battalion | 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 36767 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Egyptian Theatre |
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