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![](../images/_soldiers/92/display/Photo 3 Pte Tony Anderson passing out parade Basingbourne 1976 sm.jpg)
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- Surname
- Anderson
- Forenames
- Tony
- Post-nominals
- Date of birth
- 09/03/1960
- Place of birth
- Grimsby
- Home town
- Grimsby
- Final rank
- Private
- Army number
- 24400761
- Date enlisted
- Background info
- Tony attended Whitgift Comprehensive in Grimsby. His interests were concerts, socialising and his family.
- Army career
- Tony followed his brother into the Army. He joined 2 R ANGLIAN and soon proved himself to be a good marksman. Tony served in Germany, Belize, the Gambia and Northern Ireland.
- Date of death
- 24/05/1982
- Circumstances
- Tony died in a vehicle accident while on duty in Northern Ireland.
- Resting place
- Cleethorpes Cemetery