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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson VC MC (12 February 1897 – 11 November 1988) was a South African-born Australian soldier, farmer, and politician.
Charles Groves Wright Anderson, VC, MC. Born: 12 February 1897. Newlands, Cape Town. South Africa. Died: 11 November 1988. Red Hill. ACT. Australia. Occupation: Soldier, Grazier. Education: St Brendan’s College, Bristol, United Kingdom. Fate: Prisoner of war. Highest rank: Lieutenant Colonel. Enlistment: 1 June 1940. Decorations/ commendations:
Charles Groves Wright Anderson (1897-1988), soldier, grazier and politician, was born on 12 February 1897 at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa, third of five children of Alfred Gerald Wright Anderson, an English-born auditor and later newspaper editor, and his Belgian-born wife Emma (Maïa) Louise Antoinette, née Trossaert.
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Name: Charles Groves Wright ANDERSON; D.O.B: 12th Feb, 1897; D.O.A: 18th Jan, 1942; D.O.D: 11th Nov, 1988; Award: Victoria Cross; Occupation at time of action: Lieutenant Colonel, commanding 2nd/19th Battalion (New South Wales), 2nd Australian Imperial Force; Book: The Complete History - Volume 3; Action/Grave Location. Sources & Acknowledgements
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson. Charles Anderson was born at Cape Town, South Africa, on 12 February 1897. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the King's African Rifles on 13 October 1916 and fought with that regiment's 3rd Battalion in East Africa against the German-led Askari. Anderson was awarded the Military Cross for ...
- 1897-02-12
- Temporary Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel
- South Africa: Cape Colony, Cape Town
- NX12595
Jul 19, 2021 · Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson, VC, MC (1897–1988) Story. Australian War Memorial. Posted on 19 July 2021. Middle-aged, bespectacled, and a veteran of an earlier war, Anderson did not look like a Hollywood-style war hero.
Charles Groves Wright Anderson, soldier, grazier and politician, was born on 12 February 1897 at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa, third of five children of Alfred Gerald Wright Anderson, an English-born auditor and later newspaper editor, and his Belgian-born wife Emma (Maïa) Louise Antoinette, née Trossaert.
