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Robert Neil Anderson

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Robert Neil Anderson
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 2 Dec 1919
Place of Birth Kelmscott, Western Australia
Death 27 May 1981. aged 61
Place of Death Kelmscott, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 22 years, 11 months
Address 2943 Albany Highway, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr James Alexander Anderson
Military Information
Reg Number WX34835
Date of Enlistment 3 Nov 1942
Rank Driver
Unit/Formation 16th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details


Headstone Information
Date of Birth 1920
Age at Death 61 years
Transcription In Loving Memory of Robert Neil Anderson Born 1920 Died 27/05/1981 Aged 61 Years
Grave Details
Burial Date 27 May 1981
Panel P9
Row D
Grave 3
Location Columbarium Wall


Childhood

Robert Neil was born in Kelmscott. He was a son of James Anderson and Blanche Buckingham. Blanche and James had 10 children all together , the last ones being twins. A highlight of the children's life was when Blanche's brother Laurie would deliver boxes of fruit picked from his orchard in Karragullen. One by one the children would come out and eagerly select the best looking plums and apples.

Property

Pre War

War Service

Discharged 15 Mar 1946

Post War

On 5 Jan 1952 Robert married Audrey Jean Reynolds (1931 - 2019) in Victoria Park. Son Robert Neil Anderson (1955-1955), another son and a daughter.

Electoral Roll entries: 1958 - 1980 at 2943 Albany highway, Kelmscott, labourer.

Notes

Blanche Anderson - mother of Reta - was a landowner in Kelmscott c.1915. James Anderson - father of Reta - was foreman for the Armadale-Kelmscott Road Board for several years.

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