Charles James ANDERSON MID

ANDERSON, Charles James

    Service Number: NX8126
    Enlisted: 3 September 1939, Marrickville, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Staff Sergeant
    Last Unit: 2nd/1st Field Regiment
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 May 1909
    Home Town: Dee Why, Warringah, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Metal Trade Worker
    Died: Died of wounds, Greece, 29 April 1941, aged 31 years
    Cemetery: Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece
    Athens Memorial - Face 10 Roll of Honour Dee Why New South Wales, Australia
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement NX8126
    3 Sep 1939: Enlisted Marrickville, New South Wales
    3 Nov 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment
    18 Dec 1939: Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Promoted to Sergeant with effect 03 Nov 39
    10 Jan 1940: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX8126, Disembarked Kantarar, Cyprus
    10 Jan 1940: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Embarked on HMT.U.5. from Sydney, Australia
    8 Mar 1940: Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Promoted to Staff Sergeant, assigned as Battery Quartermaster Sergeant - Palestine
    4 Jul 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Assigned to Y Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 2/1 Field Regiment (Regimental headquarters and the 1st Battery were assigned formed this unit)
    9 Jan 1941: Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Libya/North Africa, Illness - severe influenza Evacuated to 2 Australian General Hospital
    17 Jan 1941: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Discharged from 2 Australian General Hospital - Transferred to 6 Div, Artillery Training Regiment
    29 Apr 1941: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment

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    Biography

    Son of Charles Peter and Mary Elizabeth Anderson, of Dee Why, New South Wales, Australia.

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