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ANDERSON, John Leslie Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX12541 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cunderdin, Western Australia, 1 September 1908 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner Trucker |
| Died: | Scrub typhus, Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea, 15 December 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Burial reference: - Plot B2, Row B, Grave 22. Personal Inscription: - "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. FOR EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX12541 | |
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| 9 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX12541, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX12541, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, Died from Scrub Typus |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents:--- John Montrose Leslie Anderson and Emily Margaret Skelton, married 1907 in Western Australia.