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HARPER, George Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX50034 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Riddell, Victoria, Australia, 19 November 1904 |
| Home Town: | Riddells Creek, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Mermaid Beach, Queensland, Australia, 11 May 1980, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX50034, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
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| 15 May 1943: | Imprisoned Captured in Malaysia and held in Thailand POW Camp. Role Driver in the 4th Reserve MT Transport Coy. | |
| 11 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX50034, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
Personal Stories
Military Enlistments
When George Eric was sixteen he enlisted for World War I. The family story has it that his other Annie Maria found out before the enlistment proceeded and the application was cancelled because he was "under age". Not to be deterred, George enlisted in World War II, 14 months after being reported as missing in Malaya George was located as a Prisoner of War in Thailand, where he saw out the war.
Submitted 20 September 2022 by Larina Harper
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