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ANSON, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX71608 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Enfield, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 24 August 1973, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX71608 | |
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| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, NX71608, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA | |
| 22 Jul 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX71608 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, NX71608 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
El Alamein (WIA)
According to his given age of 50 years at his death in 1973, George was actually only 18 at enlistment & 19 when wounded at El Alamein!