Frederick James Anderson (SN 5889) born in Rutherglen, was a 21 year old clerk when he enlisted in Melbourne on September 30th 1915. He embarked aboard the Themistocles on January 28th 1916 and in March 1916 he reached France to serve with the 2nd Division Signal Company. In July 1917 he was hospitalised with trench fever and a month later he was in trouble for failing to salute an officer. In February 1918 he was diagnosed with heart trouble and was returned to Australia aboard the Marathon. He disembarked at Melbourne on June 12th 1918 and was discharged ‘medically unfit’ on July 20th.

Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Fred Anderson.