Padre Philip Raymond Anderson at Government House Sydney. Padre Anderson came to Canberra as a ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number P11141.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 2012
Conflict Period 2010-2019
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Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

Padre Philip Raymond Anderson at Government House Sydney. Padre Anderson came to Canberra as a child in 1965. After graduating from high school he joined the Citizen Military Forces. He enlisted as an army chaplain in 1991 and was posted to 1 Field Regiment as a general reserve chaplain. Anderson served in the Australian Regular Army from December 1992, including two overseas posting to Bougainville, in 1999 and 2001. He also held various senior chaplaincy roles in postings in Australia before his retirement in January 2013.