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ROOTS, George Anderson

Service Number:	26068
Enlisted:	3 August 1943
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born:	Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1925
Home Town:	Ingleburn, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed In Action, Korea, 30 June 1953, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Location: 35-5-12; Grave No. 2928.
Memorials:	Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance

World War 2 Service

3 Aug 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 26068, 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion

Korean War Service

25 Jun 1950:	Involvement Private, 26068, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
2 Jun 1953:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 26068
30 Jun 1953:	Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 26068, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), K.I.A. (G.S.W.)

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