Robert ANDERSON
Year of Birth: 1909
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 19 January 1942, Lawnton, Queensland, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Sapper
Unit(s): 24 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers
Service Number: QX55473
Died: 16 June 1944
Age: 34 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row D – Grave 1
Robert’s father was Bruno Schumburg, known as Bruno Anderson. In 1919 Bruno was a prisoner of war and escaped from the German Concentration Camp, Holdsworthy, New South Wales. Bruno was listed as missing in the Qld Government Gazette and some time later was arrested and handed over to the Military authorities.
According to his enlistment form Robert was born 11 November 1909. At some time, Robert was fostered by Mr. and Mrs. D Rubie, of Kyoomba, Queensland.
Cause of death for Robert Anderson was due to a motor accident.
Robert Anderson’s name is located at panel 24 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (ANDERSON Robert) National Archives of Australia
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Australian Death Index 1878-1985 Ancestry.com.au
South Australia, Police Gazette 1862-1947Ancestry.com.au
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