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ANDERSON, Lawrence Desmond
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5400055, WX42246, W55163 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Rivervale, Western Australia, 22 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Rivervale State School |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Korea, 5 October 1951, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carlisle Harold Hawthorne Centre Memorial Plaques, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 5400055 | |
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| 11 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Private, WX42246, Claremont, Western Australia | |
| 12 Mar 1942: | Involvement W55163 | |
| 13 Sep 1946: | Discharged Private, WX42246, Moresby Fixed Defences |
Korean War Service
| 11 Nov 1950: | Involvement Private, 5400055, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 9 May 1951: | Involvement Private, 5400055, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
| 5 Oct 1951: | Involvement Private, 5400055, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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