born New Glenelg (nowGlenelg South);
Fritz enlisted with the Australian Infantry Forces on the 9/2/1917 at Perth, Western Australia; he departed on the HMAT Borda A30 on 29/6/1917; his enlistment number was 3253.
He died of his wounds on the 25/4/1918 at Bonnay France; he was a Private with the 44th Australian Infantry Battalion
Contributor: Jo-anne Overton (50757658)
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Anderson, of 1 Field St., Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia.
Fred's parents were Robert Betchel & Dorothea Elisabeth nee Kasten - they lived in Western Australia at the time of Fred's enlistment in the AIF and death.
Fred was born Fritz Kasten Bechtel, he changed his surname to Anderson and became commonly called Fred
Parents : - Robert Anderson/Betchel and Dorothea Elisabeth Kasten married 20th November 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Number: 3253
Enlisted: 9 February 1917, Perth, Western Australia, transferred to 44th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Glenelg South, South Australia, 29 November 1898
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Died of wounds to the stomach, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery: Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension
Burial reference: - Row C. Grave 6. Personal Inscription: - "AT REST"
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Perth Congretational Church HR
Konrad and Marie Bechtel fostered Robert Anderson (Fred's Father) after his parent's Samuel and Emma Anderson died soon after his (Fred's Father) birth in 1864. Robert followed Konrad's trade of saddlery under the name of Betchel he married Elisabeth Dorothea Kasten and this union produced 10 children one of which was Fritz Kasten Bechtel who later changed his name to Fred Anderson prior to enlistment.
Fritz enlisted with the Australian Infantry Forces on the 9/2/1917 at Perth, Western Australia; he departed on the HMAT Borda A30 on 29/6/1917; his enlistment number was 3253.
He died of his wounds on the 25/4/1918 at Bonnay France; he was a Private with the 44th Australian Infantry Battalion
Contributor: Jo-anne Overton (50757658)
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Anderson, of 1 Field St., Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia.
Fred's parents were Robert Betchel & Dorothea Elisabeth nee Kasten - they lived in Western Australia at the time of Fred's enlistment in the AIF and death.
Fred was born Fritz Kasten Bechtel, he changed his surname to Anderson and became commonly called Fred
Parents : - Robert Anderson/Betchel and Dorothea Elisabeth Kasten married 20th November 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Number: 3253
Enlisted: 9 February 1917, Perth, Western Australia, transferred to 44th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Glenelg South, South Australia, 29 November 1898
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Died of wounds to the stomach, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery: Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension
Burial reference: - Row C. Grave 6. Personal Inscription: - "AT REST"
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Perth Congretational Church HR
Konrad and Marie Bechtel fostered Robert Anderson (Fred's Father) after his parent's Samuel and Emma Anderson died soon after his (Fred's Father) birth in 1864. Robert followed Konrad's trade of saddlery under the name of Betchel he married Elisabeth Dorothea Kasten and this union produced 10 children one of which was Fritz Kasten Bechtel who later changed his name to Fred Anderson prior to enlistment.
born New Glenelg (nowGlenelg South);
Fritz enlisted with the Australian Infantry Forces on the 9/2/1917 at Perth, Western Australia; he departed on the HMAT Borda A30 on 29/6/1917; his enlistment number was 3253.
He died of his wounds on the 25/4/1918 at Bonnay France; he was a Private with the 44th Australian Infantry Battalion
Contributor: Jo-anne Overton (50757658)
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Anderson, of 1 Field St., Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia.
Fred's parents were Robert Betchel & Dorothea Elisabeth nee Kasten - they lived in Western Australia at the time of Fred's enlistment in the AIF and death.
Fred was born Fritz Kasten Bechtel, he changed his surname to Anderson and became commonly called Fred
Parents : - Robert Anderson/Betchel and Dorothea Elisabeth Kasten married 20th November 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Number: 3253
Enlisted: 9 February 1917, Perth, Western Australia, transferred to 44th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Glenelg South, South Australia, 29 November 1898
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Died of wounds to the stomach, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery: Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension
Burial reference: - Row C. Grave 6. Personal Inscription: - "AT REST"
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Perth Congretational Church HR
Konrad and Marie Bechtel fostered Robert Anderson (Fred's Father) after his parent's Samuel and Emma Anderson died soon after his (Fred's Father) birth in 1864. Robert followed Konrad's trade of saddlery under the name of Betchel he married Elisabeth Dorothea Kasten and this union produced 10 children one of which was Fritz Kasten Bechtel who later changed his name to Fred Anderson prior to enlistment.
Fritz enlisted with the Australian Infantry Forces on the 9/2/1917 at Perth, Western Australia; he departed on the HMAT Borda A30 on 29/6/1917; his enlistment number was 3253.
He died of his wounds on the 25/4/1918 at Bonnay France; he was a Private with the 44th Australian Infantry Battalion
Contributor: Jo-anne Overton (50757658)
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Anderson, of 1 Field St., Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia.
Fred's parents were Robert Betchel & Dorothea Elisabeth nee Kasten - they lived in Western Australia at the time of Fred's enlistment in the AIF and death.
Fred was born Fritz Kasten Bechtel, he changed his surname to Anderson and became commonly called Fred
Parents : - Robert Anderson/Betchel and Dorothea Elisabeth Kasten married 20th November 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Number: 3253
Enlisted: 9 February 1917, Perth, Western Australia, transferred to 44th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Glenelg South, South Australia, 29 November 1898
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Died of wounds to the stomach, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery: Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension
Burial reference: - Row C. Grave 6. Personal Inscription: - "AT REST"
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Perth Congretational Church HR
Konrad and Marie Bechtel fostered Robert Anderson (Fred's Father) after his parent's Samuel and Emma Anderson died soon after his (Fred's Father) birth in 1864. Robert followed Konrad's trade of saddlery under the name of Betchel he married Elisabeth Dorothea Kasten and this union produced 10 children one of which was Fritz Kasten Bechtel who later changed his name to Fred Anderson prior to enlistment.
Gravesite Details
Private, 44th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds.
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