▁Ch esh ire ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁he ▁saw ▁action ▁with ▁this ▁unit ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Belg ium ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁November , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁heart , ▁aged ▁ 2 5 , ▁at ▁Ho oge , ▁near ▁Y pres . ▁Also ▁killed ▁were ▁Captain ▁George ▁Ber tr am ▁Pol lock - H od sol l , ▁a ▁footballer ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁Cas uals ▁and ▁Cor inth ians ▁( who ▁had , ▁on ▁occasion , ▁capt ained ▁the ▁Army ▁team ), ▁and ▁four ▁en list ed ▁men . ▁Anderson ' s ▁unit ▁successfully ▁rep elled ▁a ▁German ▁attack ▁and ▁captured ▁twenty - five ▁enemy ▁troops . ▁There ▁are ▁differ ing ▁accounts ▁of ▁Anderson ' s ▁death ▁from ▁his ▁w ounds . ▁Battalion ▁records ▁state ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November , ▁the ▁day ▁he ▁was ▁wounded . ▁A ▁sports ▁bi ography ▁places ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ ▁and ▁records ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁War ▁Gra ves ▁Commission ▁place ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Olymp ians ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁hur d lers ▁Category : B rit ish ▁military ▁personnel ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Br ent ford ▁Category : A th let es ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1