A. T. Anderson
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Austin Thomas Anderson | |
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Légion d'honneur | |
Other work | Private Secretary to the Governors of New South Wales |
Brigadier-General Austin Thomas Anderson
Anderson was the son of William Mather Anderson (Chief Inspector of the Oriental Bank in London and Acting Governor of Mauritius at one time) and Mary Anne Neilley (born and married in Australia and died in England).[citation needed] He was born on 28 August 1868 in Mauritius.[1]
On 8 October 1908, Anderson married Ethel Campbell Louise Mason in Ahmednagar, India.[1] During World War I, he served in the 7th (Meerut) Division and commanded the 48th (South Midland) Division artillery from 1920 through 1924. He retired from the military in 1924 and settled in Sydney.[1]
Anderson is said to have received the French
From 1927 through 1939 he was the
Anderson died on 22 February 1949 in
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rutledge, Martha. "Anderson, Austin Thomas (1868–1949)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^ "Turramurra Memorial Park And Karuah Park- Historical background" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
Sunday 1 April 1928 by His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair who was accompanied by his private secretary Brigadier General A. T. Anderson C. M. G., who was himself a resident of Turramurra.
- ^ Rutledge, Martha, "Anderson, Ethel Campbell Louise (1883–1958)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 1 August 2023