Army Number: | NX47308 | |
Surname: | ANDERSON |
First Names: | Mervyn William |
Rank: | Pte. |
Next of Kin: | Mrs. Margaret ANDERSON (wife); also Mrs. Jean ANDERSON (mother) |
Date of Birth: | 6/4/1918 |
Place of Birth: | Anna Bay, NSW |
Date of Enlistment: | 28/8/1940 |
Locality on Enlistment: | Stockton, NSW |
Place of Enlistment: | Newcastle, NSW |
Date taken on strength: | 12/11/1940 |
Taken on strength at: | Tamworth, NSW |
Taken on strength from: | 2nd Infantry Training Battalion, Tamworth, NSW (6th Infantry Training Brigade) |
Company: | D |
Platoon: | 18 |
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Ship to Singapore: | Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt (HMT FF) |
Embarkation Date: | 29/7/1941 |
Singapore Work Parties: | Thomson Road, Mount Pleasant, Caldecott Hill & Bukit Timah; River Valley Road |
Other Work Parties: | J Force |
Train to Thailand (if applicable) : | |
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Return to Australia by: | Quiberon |
Return Date: | 9/10/1945 |
Date of Discharge: | 28/11/1945 |
Date of Death: | 9/7/1982 |
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Memorial: | NSW Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood - Wall |
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