ANDERSON, George Charles - 5863, WX827

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

Pte George Charles Anderson

Conflict	World War 2
Service Arm	Citizen Military Force Australian Imperial Force
Unit	2/11th Infantry Battalion
Service No.	5863, WX827
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	11 Apr 1919
Birthplace	Perth, WA
Residence	Kalgoorlie, WA
Date of Death	24 Jul 2004
Relatives	Nancy Anderson

George's entry in the Recovered Prisoner of War Rolls detailing the POW camps in which he was known to have been held.

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In December, 1944 the POWs were forced to march from Dombrova, Poland to Regensburg, Bavaria in snow and freezing temperatures. This is George's account of the march.

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George kept a diary while in the POW camps and these are some of the entries.

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Map of the Prisoner of War Camps across Europe in 1944.

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