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ANDERSON, Cecil Charles

Service Numbers:	Q8158, 27271, QX37751
Enlisted:	18 July 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1923
Home Town:	Proston, South Burnett, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed In Action, Malaya, 4 March 1956, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery,Taiping, Malaya Plot B Grave 67
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

17 Jun 1941:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, Q8158, also QX37751 & 27271
18 Jul 1942:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 27271, also QX37751
18 Jul 1942:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, QX37751, also Q8158 & 27271
18 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 27271

Peacetime

18 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2)
6 Jun 1946:	Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2)

Malayan Emergency Service

18 Jun 1950:	Involvement Sergeant, 27271

Korean War Service

28 Sep 1950:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 27271, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
16 May 1951:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 27271, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)

Malayan Emergency Service

Date unknown:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 27271, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR)

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