ANDERSON Vincent Tollemach 2/Lt

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ANDERSON Vincent Tollemach 2/Lt

2000-2024

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Surname: ANDERSON;

Forename(s): Vincent Tollemach;

Initials: VT;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Born in: Port Nolloth, South Africa;

Previous Number: 8153;

Previous Regiment: Inns of Court OTC;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 3 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 3 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 1 Bn;

How killed: DOW;

Where: France;

When killed: 11-Apr-1918;

Other Data: joined 3 Coy 01/04/1917
Inns of Court Record of service- Records of rank & file: ANDERSON, Vincent Tollemache 6/5/8153, 06/12/1915. No 14 Officer Cadet Bn. 2Lt 24/10/1916, DOW 13/04/1918.
letter on file "104 Carysfoot Rd, Stoke Newington, N16 dated 24/11/1919 - to OIC Wills, 41 Imperial Institute, S Kensington - Sir, would you kindly let Miss Violet Cooke know if her name was included in the Will of the late 2/Lt VT Anderson, who died of wounds in France on 13 April 1918 and was buried at Lapugnoy, Nr Bethune. He belonged to the 3 MGC. She has written from South Africa asking me to investigate and if you will kindly let her know we shall be greatly obliged. Thanking you very kindly, enclosed SAE, Yrs faithfully, Mrs L.Kerkhof. PS I may say that V Cooke was Anderson's fiancee".
Reply: with reference your letter 24 Nov, I am directed to acquaint you that no will executed by the late 2/Lt VT Anderson has been received in , or brought to the notice of this Department. Letters of Administration of the estate were granted in the Supreme Court of SA on 26/8/1918 to Mr JT Anderson of Haddon Hall, Kloof Rd, Capetown."
Casualty Form: 31/1/1917 to Base Depot Camiers. 31/3/1917 to join 3 Coy. 2/4/1917 joined from base. 28/4/1917 to MG School 20/5/1917 rejoined. 2/8/1917 leave to UK 13/8/1917 rejoined 21/10/1917 leave to Paris. 23/10/1917 rejoined 6/12/1917 to AA Course RFC 9/12/1917 rejoined 20/12/17- 3/1/1918 leave to UK 6/1/1918 rejoined 13/4/1918 DOW (1 Bn), 23 CCS , gsw arm, shoulder & thigh.(report 1 Bn War Diary) Buried Lapugnoy.
Born 14/6/1896 Port Nolloth, SA. Educ: Mossel Bay Boys Public Sch, Occ: Banker. London Address: 62 Gleneagle Rd, Streatham.
NOK: (F) JT Anderson, PO Box 20 Mossel Bay SA - Secretary to Mossel Bay Boating Coy;

Other Notes: ANDERSON, Second Lieutenant, VINCENT TALLEMACH, 1st Coy. Machine Gun Corps. Died of wounds 13th April 1918. Age 21. Son of J. T. and A. M. Anderson, of "Carrbridge," Arthur's Rd., Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. IX. B. 17A. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery - Pas De Calais, France.;

Related National Archives files: WO339/66288;

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