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Peter Paterson Anderson

Informations sur naissance

Date de naissance:
13/01/1879
Lieu de naissance:
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Écosse, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Upholster

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Écosse, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Gunner
Numéro de service:
227514
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Écosse, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  Royal Field Artillery, "B" Bty. 298th Bde.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
15/08/1917
Lieu de décès:
Verbrandenmolen, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
38

Cimetière

The Huts Cemetery
Parcelle: III
Rangée: A
Tombe: 11

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 2

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Mon histoire

Gunner Peter Paterson Anderson served in “B” Battery of the 298th Army Brigade Royal Field Artillery. The Army Brigade participated in the Third Battle of Ypres, which started on the 31st of July 1917.

On the 22nd and 23rd of July 1917 “A”, “B” and “C” Batteries of the Army Brigade took up positions between Fosse Wood and Ravine Wood. The guns of “B” Battery were stationed at the hamlet of Verbrandenmolen. The Brigade came under tactical control of the 24th Divisional Artillery. On the opening day of the offensive the Batteries consequently supported the attack of the 72nd Infantry Brigade of the 24th Division near Bodmin Copse and Shrewsburry Forest, after which it supported the Division in the frontlines.

Gunner Peter Paterson Anderson was killed in action on the 15th of August 1917, while his Battery was still positioned at Verbrandenmolen. He possibly fell victim due to German Counter-battery fire. He was buried on the Huts Cemetery in Dikkebus.

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Sources 5

"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 20-22.
Sources utilisées
Ancestry
http://home.ancestry.co.uk/
Autre référence
CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/155920/anderson,-/
Sources utilisées
The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
Sources utilisées
War Diary 298th Army Brigade Royal Field Artillery
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/2850fedff740489f8a424156a6240367
Autre référence