Stratford Courier
October 12/17, 1918
STRATFORD SOLDIER BOY DIES AT CAMP DODGE
Stratford has been called upon to mourn the death of the second hero of the present war. This time a young man, just rounded into manhood, has answered the roll call in service for his country and for liberty. Private Theodore Anderson, who was one of the young men in the draft call of September 6th, was stationed at Camp Dodge undergoing the usual training given the soldiers when he was stricken with the Spanish influenza. His condition from the first was serious and then he contracted pneumonia which resulted in his death last Tuesday.
Deceased had only been in this country a few years but took his place in the ranks of soldiers and was ready and willing to lay down his life on the battlefield for the country of his adoption though this was not permitted him to do. He was highly thought of by all who chanced to bear his acquaintance and he will be sadly missed by all.
They are heroes all, these men, whether they die in one of the large camps in this country or on the battle fields of France and as heroes they shall be remembered by the generations to come. All Stratford grieves over the death of this young man and extend their sympathy to the sorrowing relatives here and in Sweden.
Theodore John Anderson was born in Skaraborgs län, Sweden, April 2, 1897 and died at Camp Dodge, October 8, 1918, aged 21 years, 6 months and 6 days.
He came to this place from Sweden in November, 1916 and worked on the farms of his cousins, Henry and Ben Bergman, until he was called for military duty in September. He was confirmed in the Lutheran church in Sweden when 14 years old.
He leaves to mourn his early death his father, mother, and one sister in Sweden, his cousins, Carl John, Henry and Ben Bergman of Stratford and a host of friends. Public funeral services could not be held due to government restrictions on account of the contagion of the disease which caused his death but open air services were held over the remains at Oakwood cemetery Monday at 2 p.m. where he fills a heroes grave - a soldier who has fulfilled his obligation to his country.
October 12/17, 1918
STRATFORD SOLDIER BOY DIES AT CAMP DODGE
Stratford has been called upon to mourn the death of the second hero of the present war. This time a young man, just rounded into manhood, has answered the roll call in service for his country and for liberty. Private Theodore Anderson, who was one of the young men in the draft call of September 6th, was stationed at Camp Dodge undergoing the usual training given the soldiers when he was stricken with the Spanish influenza. His condition from the first was serious and then he contracted pneumonia which resulted in his death last Tuesday.
Deceased had only been in this country a few years but took his place in the ranks of soldiers and was ready and willing to lay down his life on the battlefield for the country of his adoption though this was not permitted him to do. He was highly thought of by all who chanced to bear his acquaintance and he will be sadly missed by all.
They are heroes all, these men, whether they die in one of the large camps in this country or on the battle fields of France and as heroes they shall be remembered by the generations to come. All Stratford grieves over the death of this young man and extend their sympathy to the sorrowing relatives here and in Sweden.
Theodore John Anderson was born in Skaraborgs län, Sweden, April 2, 1897 and died at Camp Dodge, October 8, 1918, aged 21 years, 6 months and 6 days.
He came to this place from Sweden in November, 1916 and worked on the farms of his cousins, Henry and Ben Bergman, until he was called for military duty in September. He was confirmed in the Lutheran church in Sweden when 14 years old.
He leaves to mourn his early death his father, mother, and one sister in Sweden, his cousins, Carl John, Henry and Ben Bergman of Stratford and a host of friends. Public funeral services could not be held due to government restrictions on account of the contagion of the disease which caused his death but open air services were held over the remains at Oakwood cemetery Monday at 2 p.m. where he fills a heroes grave - a soldier who has fulfilled his obligation to his country.
Stratford Courier
October 12/17, 1918
STRATFORD SOLDIER BOY DIES AT CAMP DODGE
Stratford has been called upon to mourn the death of the second hero of the present war. This time a young man, just rounded into manhood, has answered the roll call in service for his country and for liberty. Private Theodore Anderson, who was one of the young men in the draft call of September 6th, was stationed at Camp Dodge undergoing the usual training given the soldiers when he was stricken with the Spanish influenza. His condition from the first was serious and then he contracted pneumonia which resulted in his death last Tuesday.
Deceased had only been in this country a few years but took his place in the ranks of soldiers and was ready and willing to lay down his life on the battlefield for the country of his adoption though this was not permitted him to do. He was highly thought of by all who chanced to bear his acquaintance and he will be sadly missed by all.
They are heroes all, these men, whether they die in one of the large camps in this country or on the battle fields of France and as heroes they shall be remembered by the generations to come. All Stratford grieves over the death of this young man and extend their sympathy to the sorrowing relatives here and in Sweden.
Theodore John Anderson was born in Skaraborgs län, Sweden, April 2, 1897 and died at Camp Dodge, October 8, 1918, aged 21 years, 6 months and 6 days.
He came to this place from Sweden in November, 1916 and worked on the farms of his cousins, Henry and Ben Bergman, until he was called for military duty in September. He was confirmed in the Lutheran church in Sweden when 14 years old.
He leaves to mourn his early death his father, mother, and one sister in Sweden, his cousins, Carl John, Henry and Ben Bergman of Stratford and a host of friends. Public funeral services could not be held due to government restrictions on account of the contagion of the disease which caused his death but open air services were held over the remains at Oakwood cemetery Monday at 2 p.m. where he fills a heroes grave - a soldier who has fulfilled his obligation to his country.
October 12/17, 1918
STRATFORD SOLDIER BOY DIES AT CAMP DODGE
Stratford has been called upon to mourn the death of the second hero of the present war. This time a young man, just rounded into manhood, has answered the roll call in service for his country and for liberty. Private Theodore Anderson, who was one of the young men in the draft call of September 6th, was stationed at Camp Dodge undergoing the usual training given the soldiers when he was stricken with the Spanish influenza. His condition from the first was serious and then he contracted pneumonia which resulted in his death last Tuesday.
Deceased had only been in this country a few years but took his place in the ranks of soldiers and was ready and willing to lay down his life on the battlefield for the country of his adoption though this was not permitted him to do. He was highly thought of by all who chanced to bear his acquaintance and he will be sadly missed by all.
They are heroes all, these men, whether they die in one of the large camps in this country or on the battle fields of France and as heroes they shall be remembered by the generations to come. All Stratford grieves over the death of this young man and extend their sympathy to the sorrowing relatives here and in Sweden.
Theodore John Anderson was born in Skaraborgs län, Sweden, April 2, 1897 and died at Camp Dodge, October 8, 1918, aged 21 years, 6 months and 6 days.
He came to this place from Sweden in November, 1916 and worked on the farms of his cousins, Henry and Ben Bergman, until he was called for military duty in September. He was confirmed in the Lutheran church in Sweden when 14 years old.
He leaves to mourn his early death his father, mother, and one sister in Sweden, his cousins, Carl John, Henry and Ben Bergman of Stratford and a host of friends. Public funeral services could not be held due to government restrictions on account of the contagion of the disease which caused his death but open air services were held over the remains at Oakwood cemetery Monday at 2 p.m. where he fills a heroes grave - a soldier who has fulfilled his obligation to his country.
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