Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 23/01/1942
- Date of Discharge
- 30/09/1945
- Place of Enlistment
- Canberra ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 23/11/1911
- Place of Birth
- Launceston, Tasmania
- Address (at enlistment)
- Masson Street, Turner ACT
- Occupation
- Public servant
- Next of Kin
- Euphemia Anderson (wife), Masson Street, Turner ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N377795
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- Volunteer Defence Corp Part Time Duty 21 Battalion
Notes
Anderson was closely involved in scouting in Canberra in the 1930s and in the hiking movement which became popular with newcomers to the city. He later became Commissioner in the Statistics Office.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
Cla Allen, 'Hiking from early Canberra', 1977
Hope Hewitt, 'Canberra's First Schoolhouse', 1987