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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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