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Surname: ANDERSON
Forename(s): Roland
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: M/376299
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Army Service Corps
Battalion / Unit: 604th Horse Transport Coy (attd. XV Corps Heavy Artillery)
Division: ---
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1918-07-29
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: V. D. 16.
CWGC Cemetery: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Roland Anderson was the son of Fred and Elizabeth Martha Anderson, née Cunnington. Fred was born at Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire and Elizabeth at Padiham, Lancashire. Roland was the cousin of Senior Reserve Attendant William Edward Anderson (M/10066) (q.v.).
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 6, Bessie Street - Rowland [sic] Anderson, aged 3 years, born Barnoldswick. [Roland was living with his grandparents, Thomas and Emma Cunnington.]
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 43, York Street - Roland Anderson, aged 13 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Fred and Elizabeth Anderson.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Roland Anderson, 42067, W. York. R.; M/376299, A.S.C.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Roland Anderson, 42067, West Yorks Regt.; M/376299, Royal Army Service Corps. Trans. R.A.S.C. 14.2.18. Died 29.7.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Roland Anderson, M/376299, M.T., A.S.C. Date and Place of Death: 29.7.18. France. Injuries Accid. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Fred. £14 18s 9d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Roland. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Elizabeth Martha Anderson. Relationship: Mother. Address: 28, Lower North Avenue, Barnoldswick.
A short biography of Roland is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
ANDERSON, Rowland, aged 20, A.S.C., Lower Avenue, [Barnoldswick], died France.
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Private Roland ANDERSON

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Army Service Corps
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