James N Anderson 73301

[wingers]

Hi

Can anyone help me find more information on Private James N Anderson, 73301, Royal Welsh Fusiliers

I have his medals and want to find out more about him

Thank you

[christanel]

James Neils Anderson
Rank Private
Medals Awarded - British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps - The Royal Welsh (Welch) Fusiliers
Regimental Number - 73301
Previous Units - R.W. Fus. Pte. 73301 Infantry Base Depot., 2/R.W. Fus., R.W. Fus. Infantry Base Depot., 16/R.W. Fus.

[wingers]

Thanks, I have both those medals in front of me

Any chance of finding war diaries or war record or ancestry information such as family, date of birth, date of death etc?

[christanel]

Hi
I have been looking for a birth for a James Neils Anderson and the only close one that shows on FreeBMD is a James Neilson Anderson birth registered in Sept 1/4 1869. So I looked in Scotland and there is this birth. No way of knowing if he is yours though as his service record doesn't appear to have survived the bombing/fires of WW11 so unfortunately no way to identify him.
James Neill Anderson
Born 29 Jun 1881
At Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Father - David Anderson
Mother - Frances Walker Anderson
FHL Film Number: 232688

War diaries can be found on The National Archives site Here but it would be a very unusual set of circumstances to find a reference to the lower ranked servicemen in them but will give you information regarding his regiments movements.
Christina

[Jomot1]

Another possibility:

Baptism at St James Church in Toxteth Park in the parish of Walton on the Hill, Lancaster (Lancashire):
13 Nov 1898 (born 11 Sep) James Neils s/o Charles William & Annie Julia Anderson, 41 Morton Street, Labourer

ANDERSEN, JAMES NEILS mmn BARTLY GRO Ref: 1898 D Quarter in TOXTETH PARK Volume 08B Page 158 (note spelling of surname)

Parents marriage Jul-Sep 1897 Toxteth Park Charles William Andersen & Annie Julia Bartley

1901 – 41 Morton Street, Toxteth Park
Charles W Andersen 29 Coachman not Domestic born Liverpool, Lancashire
Annie J Andersen 25 born Ireland
James N Andersen 2 born Liverpool, Lancashire

1911 – 13 Seymour Road, Litherland, Lancashire
Charles William Andersen 40 Coachman b Liverpool, Lancashire
Julia Andersen 34 married 13 years, 1 child born/still living, born Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland
James Andersen 12 b Liverpool, Lancashire
Joseph Kenna 25 Boarder Coachman b Seacombe Cheshire

Marriage, West Derby 1921 James N Anderson & Melita Ablett

1939 - same address as 1911
James N Anderson, DoB as per baptism record, plus wife Melita Anderson, 2 children & mother Annie.

Likely death Oct-Dec 1958 Liverpool North, followed by Melita in Jan-Mar 1859. Both aged 60.

However, there is also a marriage July-Sep 1903, Toxteth Park of James Neils Andersen & Florence Guest, but I can find no further trace of them after this. However, I suspect that this is Florence Guest born 1868 and James Neilson Anderson [Andersen] born 1869, and if so then I think it unlikely he would be serving in WW1 given his age. I also think that this is Charles William Andersen's brother (both have the mmn Bradley)

[wingers]

Thank you all very much for your help, has allowed me to get a feel for the man and his family

Seems surname was originally "Andersen" with an E due to Danish roots