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ANDERSON, Lawrence Desmond

Service Numbers:	5400055, WX42246, W55163
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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance

World War 2 Service

11 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 5400055
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)
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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