Henry Joseph (Tuppy) ANSON

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Service Numbers:	VX101031, VX101031 (V22209)
Enlisted:	11 September 1942
Last Rank:	Craftsman
Last Unit:	Searchlight Batteries /Companies
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 24 January 1921
Home Town:	Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Illness (Acute Appendicitis), New Guinea, 10 April 1943, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Section B. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "ASLEEP IN THE ARMS OF JESUS".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial

11 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, VX101031
11 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, VX101031 (V22209)
10 Apr 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, VX101031, Searchlight Batteries /Companies, 67 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Ordnance Workshop Section.

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