Charles Andrew (Chick) ANDERSON

ANDERSON, Charles Andrew

Service Numbers: NX14994, N72280
Enlisted: 15 May 1940, Paddington, New South Wales
Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Merrylands, New South Wales, 22 December 1913
Home Town: Batemans Bay, Eurobodalla, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Fisherman
Died: Natural causes (heart attack), Batemans Bay, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Cemetery: Batemans Bay Cemetery, New South Wales
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World War 2 Service

15 May 1940: Enlisted Private, NX14994, Paddington, New South Wales
15 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, NX14994, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
16 May 1940: Involvement N72280
30 Oct 1945: Discharged Warrant Officer Class 2, NX14994, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
30 Oct 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, NX14994, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Anderson

Charles Andrew Anderson was born in Merrylands NSW 22/12/1913.

He enlisted in 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion at Ingleburn on 15 May 1940.

Husband to Minna, father to Keith, Gale, Laurel, Helen, Minna and Charles.

He returned from WW2 and settled in Batemans Bay where he pursued a life as a fisherman and a grandfather.