Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Donald Clarke Anderson - detail from a photo taken with his brother

James Grant Anderson.

Anderson D C     Pte    507    Donald Clarke   7 Inf Bn    23    Farmer    Single    Pres       

Address: Essendon, Buckley Park   

Next of Kin: Anderson, James, father, Buckley Park, Essendon   

Enlisted: 17 Aug 1914      

Embarkation: A20 Hororata 19 Oct 1914   

Prior service: 12 months senior cadets.

Relations on Active Service:

Anderson G R Pte 2433          brother

Anderson W C Driver 12236  brother

Anderson-J-G-Driver-2204    brother  

Donald embarked with the 7th Infantry Battalion on 19 Oct 1914, but subsequently transferred to the 10th Australian Army Service Corps on 26 March 1915, with the new Regimental Number of 2502. 

On the left is Lance Cpl James Grant Anderson, and on the right his brother

Pte Donald Clarke Anderson, both of the 10th AASC.  Jim was made Lance Cpl

on 26 May 1915, and Corporal on 1 May 1916, so the photo was probably

taken between those dates in Alexandria, Egypt.

(Photo courtesy of Bev Armstrong)

One Thousand Days with the AIF

See also Don in a group photo on his brother Bill's page, W C Anderson 12236. 

Mentioned in this correspondence:

Anderson-J-G-Driver-2204-England-1916 letter by brother Jim at Cambridge 14 Sep 1916.                         

Anderson-J-G-Driver-2204-England-and-France-1918 undated letter, c 1918.

Anderson-J-G-Driver-2204-England-and-France-1918 telegram to Elsie regarding Jim's wounding.

War Service Commemoration

Essendon Town Hall A-F

“Send off to the Essendon Boys”

Essendon State School                                                                   

St John's Presbyterian Church                                                   

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours               

Regimental Register

Patriotic Concert, Essendon Town Hall, 1914

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