ANDERSON, Alexander Livingstone
| Service Number: | NX26948 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Coatbridge, Scotland, 28 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 15 July 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot A1V, Row A, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX26948, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion | |
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| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Paddington New South Wales | |
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX26948, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 27 Dec 1940: | Embarked |
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Alexander Livingstone ANDERSON was born on 28th March, 1916 in Coatbridge, Scotland
His parents were Thomas Dunsmore ANDERSON & Elizabeth MAIN of Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia - they married on 23rd December, 1914 in Coatbridge, Scotland
His father had been a Corporal in the 10th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders
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2/2 Machine Gun Battalion
Rank - Private
22 June 1940 - Posted to 6 Btn
19 July 1940 - Tranferred to 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion
18 October 1940 - To hospital
27 December 1940 - Embarked for overseas
30 January 1941 - Disembarked
7 March 1941 - To hospital - Dystentry
25 September 1941 - Charged with neglect and lack of military discipline. Confined to barracks for 3 days
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