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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

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement NX8126
3 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Marrickville, New South Wales
3 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment
18 Dec 1939:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Promoted to Sergeant with effect 03 Nov 39
10 Jan 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX8126, Disembarked Kantarar, Cyprus
10 Jan 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX8126, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Embarked on HMT.U.5. from Sydney, Australia
8 Mar 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Promoted to Staff Sergeant, assigned as Battery Quartermaster Sergeant - Palestine
4 Jul 1940:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army 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 (Army 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 (Army 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 (Army 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.