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Trooper JOSEPH (JOE) ANDERTON

Service Number: 7899847
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.

44th

Date of Death

Died 27 November 1941

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA

2. C. 1.

Libya

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Harry and Rachel Ann Anderton, of Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire.
  • Personal Inscription IN PROUD MEMORY OF "JOE" HE DIED IN BATTLE AND SLEEPS IN PEACE. MAM AND DAD
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Buried or commemorated at

KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA
Libya
Number of casualties: 3670
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