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ANDERSON, Charles James
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX8126 |
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Enlisted: | 3 September 1939, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Field Regiment |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 May 1909 |
Home Town: | Dee Why, Warringah, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Metal Trade Worker |
Died: | Died of wounds, Greece, 29 April 1941, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece Athens Memorial - Face 10 Roll of Honour Dee Why New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX8126 | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Marrickville, New South Wales | |
3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment | |
18 Dec 1939: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Promoted to Sergeant with effect 03 Nov 39 | |
10 Jan 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX8126, Disembarked Kantarar, Cyprus | |
10 Jan 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Embarked on HMT.U.5. from Sydney, Australia | |
8 Mar 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Promoted to Staff Sergeant, assigned as Battery Quartermaster Sergeant - Palestine | |
4 Jul 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Assigned to Y Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 2/1 Field Regiment (Regimental headquarters and the 1st Battery were assigned formed this unit) | |
9 Jan 1941: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Libya/North Africa, Illness - severe influenza Evacuated to 2 Australian General Hospital | |
17 Jan 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Discharged from 2 Australian General Hospital - Transferred to 6 Div, Artillery Training Regiment | |
29 Apr 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment |
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Son of Charles Peter and Mary Elizabeth Anderson, of Dee Why, New South Wales, Australia.