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Anderson served as a trooper in the South African Constabulary during the South African War and was awarded the South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal.
He enlisted as Gunner 153534 in the Royal Field Artillery in 1916 and was commissioned in the Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery on 27 April 1917. The War Diary of 282 Brigade RFA has not been accessed so no details of his service are known.

c1879, Glasgow

Died of wounds at No 47 Casualty Clearing Station at Dozinghem

Son of James and Agnes Campbell Willison Anderson. Native of Glasgow.

James Anderson (1829-1887) & Agnes C Willison (1845-1909), marr 1866 Douglas, Lanarkshire

Isabella C (1867-1934), David A (1869-1925), Agnes W [Mrs W B Runciman] (c1877-1930), John (c1873-), James (1875-1932), Alice G (c1882-)

Unmarried

Kelvinside Academy

Soldier, clerk

6 Queens Terrace, Glasgow

1 Marlborough Terrace, Glasgow

South African War?

Argentina?

Scottish National War Memorial
Douglas Valley Church

At some point after the South African War (possibly in 1906) Anderson emigrated to Argentina where he became a rancher on the Estancia La Caledonia at Colonia Alvear. In April 1912, while resident at Campana, Argentina he joined the Campana Masonic Lodge. He returned from Argentina in April 1916 to enlist.

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