Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Leo William Hall Anderson
Leo William Hall Anderson
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1915
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: GALLIPOLI 29. Ari Burnu Cemetery Anzac
War Grave Register notes: ANDERSON, Lt. Leo William Hall. 8th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 7th Aug., 1915. Age 20. Son of William James and Lucy Catherine Anderson. Native of Warburton, Victoria, Australia. G. 11.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Leo William Hall Anderson from The AIF Project:
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | 210 Lyons Street South, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Brother, N A L Anderson, Ormond College, Parkville, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 3 November 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 25 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Ari Burnu Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. II), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Lucy ANDERSON. Native of Warburton, Victoria |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915
Gallipoli CampaignBattles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Leo William Hall Anderson
