William Anderson Lamond

1896 - 1944

• Born	6 Jun 1896	12 Fore Street, Coupar Angus, Perthshire
  Gender	Male
  Adopted	Foster-son of Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald, of Coupar Angus, Perthshire
  Resided	Angus
  Occupation	1927	Baker
  Died	28 Jan 1944	Orvieto in Italy, bridge he was on while a POW was bombed by the Allies
  Person ID	I0196	The Bird Tree
  Last Modified	10 May 2013

  
  

  Father	William Anderson,   b. May 1877, Dundee, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1925
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Margaret Lamond,   b. 30 May 1880, St Martins, Perthshire ,   d. 11 Apr 1950, Causeway End, Coupar Angus
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F061	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Annie Walker Spence,   b. 29 Jan 1905, The Cottage, Craggish, Comrie, Perthshire ,   d. Abt 1985
  Married	31 Dec 1925	Wylie & someone's Tea Rooms, King Street, Crieff
  Children	1. Annie Walker Anderson,   b. 28 Sep 1926, Auchterrarder ,   d. 2012   2. William John Spence Anderson,   b. 23 Sep 1927, Craiglea, Drummond Street, Comrie, Perthshire ,   d. 4 May 2006, Royal Infirmary, Perth   3. Dennis John Anderson,   b. 8 Oct 1929, Comrie ,   d. Abt 2011   4. Olive Constance Clark Anderson,   b. 31 Mar 1931, Comrie ,   d. Abt 1990   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F009	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Anderson Lamond (1896 - 1944) The birth of the bastard who would die a hero.
  		William Anderson (1896 - 1944) The 1901 census.
  		William Anderson (1896 - 1944) The full WW1 service record in PDF.
  		The Anderson Clan in about 1930 (left to right adults) Great grandpa Spence from Ireland, Granny Spence and husband William of Tobruk, Ann Walker and great grannie Sandeman. Billy and Nancy on their parents knees.
  		Dunbars the Bakers (1938) Advert for the bakers where Bill Anderson was apprentice baker.
  		Edinburgh Castle Taken during a visit to Scotland.
  		Casualty Card The casualty card from WW2 of my grandfather, William Anderson.
  		The National Archives file I obtained the file from the National Archives containing information about the terrible friendly fire incident.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		World War 2 These relatives gave their lives for their country and are remembered
  		My Father was a Baker by Joan Comrie - July 1990 - about her father, Bill Anderson, who died on a train going over a bridge in Italy with hundreds of other POW’s on 28th January 1944.
  		Bill Anderson - his childhood The story of William Anderson's unsettled early years where he began life as a bastard ...... and died a hero.
  		Bill Anderson - the Great War Continuing his story and finding out about his service during WW1.
  		Bill Anderson - with the original ending The photo of the Anderson Clan was taken in about 1930 and includes (centre) Bill Anderson.
  		Bill Anderson - the incredible story Having found him commemorated on the CWGC memorial at Alamein and his death certificate confirming him dying a POW in North Africa, it looked pretty well cut and dried.
  		Tobruk A lot has been written about these battles but little did I know at the time but I had relatives from both my adopted and birth families taking part.
  		Bill Anderson - unbelievable but true How a memo from Churchill to Roosevelt about a bridge in Orvietto, connected to my grandfather who was being transported to Germany.