ANDERSON, Graham Grantham
| Service Number: | VX48780 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 August 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 13 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, El Alamein, Egypt, 13 July 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot A1, Row A, Grave 11 Roll of Honour Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX48780, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted VX48780, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jul 1942: | Involvement Captain, VX48780, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion, El Alamein |
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2/23 Battalion
Rank - Captain - Service No VX48780
Also served in the Militia 1939-1940 (Scotch College Cadets)
Son of Dr. George Grantham ANDERSON, and Eileen Ellen SHIELDS, of Prahran, Victoria, Australia
He died on 13th July, 1942 in the First Battle of El Alamein in Grypt
PHOTO of his headstone
http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=2246352 (twgpp.org)
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2091996/ANDERSON,%20GRAHAM%20GRANTHAM (www.cwgc.org)
GROUP PHOTO - Graham is 4th from the left
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10654.001 (www.awm.gov.au)
LINK to another group photo of him & story
http://9thdivvy.blogspot.com.au/2008_08_01_archive.html (9thdivvy.blogspot.com.au)
OBITUARY _The Argus Melbourne
ANDERSON. In proud and loving memory of my dear son, Gaptain G. G. (Geege) 2/23 Battalion, 9th Division, AIF. died of wounds, El Alamein July 13, 1942 (Mother )
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