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ANDERSON, Stanley Phillip

Service Number:	VX48580
Enlisted:	29 July 1940, Caulfield
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Terang, Victoria, Australia, 14 July 1919
Home Town:	Tarwin Meadows, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 28 November 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Official Burial Reference ~ Section C, Plot 5, Row E, Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~ "DUTY NOBLY DONE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX48580
29 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Private, VX48580, Caulfield
29 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48580, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion
4 Apr 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48580, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Sydney. Disembarked in M.E. on 3rd May 1941.
3 May 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48580, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre
29 Jan 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48580, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, R.T.A Disembarked in 4MD on 24 March 1942.
28 Aug 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48580, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Brisbane on SS "Sea Witch". Disembarked at Port Moresby on 5th Sept 1942.
5 Sep 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48580, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, Kokoda - Papua
28 Nov 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48580, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A.

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