Victor (Ross) Anderson

Victor (Ross) Anderson

Personal Information
Date of Birth	13 Mar 1911
Place of Birth	Perth, Western Australia
Death	23 Apr 1988, aged 77
Place of Death	Gosnells, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	31 years old
Description	5'10" (1.78m) tall ; 154lbs 69.853 kg ; fair complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair ; scar on left arm
Occupation	Brickmaker
Religion	Church of England
Address	Prospect road, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	wife , Mrs Marjorie Winifred Anderson
Military Information
Reg Number	W61996
Date of Enlistment	3 Apr 1942
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

Pre War

During 1922 Victor had suffered a compound fracture of his left arm. In 1939 he married Marjorie Winifred Hockley.

Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1937 at Albany road, Kelmscott, labourer; 1943 at Sixth road, Armadale, labourer

War Service

Enlisted in the 3rd (Swan) VDC Battalion on 26 Apr 1942, but on 28 Feb 1943 he was transferred to the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion and on 6 Nov 1943 he was given a new Army Number W61996 (earlier number was W69550).

On 23 Nov 1943 he was SOS (struck off Strength) at Nedlands, effectively an end to his military service.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1958 - 1977 at Prospect road, Armadale, powder monkey; 1980 at 3 Catlin court, Gosnells, retired

Victor (Ross) Anderson

Headstone Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Age at Death	77 years
Transcription	In Loving Memory of Victor Ross Anderson Born1911 Died 23/04/1988 Aged 77 Years

Notes

While some of Victor's Military Records list him as Victor Rees Anderson, all other official records have him as Victor Ross Anderson.