Colin ANDERSON MC

ANDERSON, Colin

Service Numbers: Officer, N2909
Enlisted: 22 August 1917, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit: WW2 Light Horse Derived Units - Motor Regiments / Machine Gun Regiments /Armoured Car Regiments
Born: Emmaville, New South Wales, 30 November 1890
Home Town: Sans Souci, Kogarah, New South Wales
Schooling: Parramatta South Public School
Occupation: Medical Practitioner
Died: Natural causes, New South Wales, 27 June 1982, aged 91 years
Cemetery: Boggabri General Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Medical Officers, Sydney, New South Wales
2 Nov 1917: Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1917: Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
17 Dec 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
30 Apr 1918: Honoured Military Cross, Es Salt Raid
26 May 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
8 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance

World War 2 Service

10 Feb 1941: Discharged Lieutenant Colonel, N2909, WW2 Light Horse Derived Units - Motor Regiments / Machine Gun Regiments /Armoured Car Regiments

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