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ALMOND, Harry Anzac
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX29769 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, 25 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Narracan, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1989, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Narracan Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Whittlesea WW2 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769 | |
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| 15 Sep 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Embarked Melbourne per H.M.A. T. S.2. Disembarked Palestine 13th October 1940. | |
| 24 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Emabarked Suez 24th Jan 1943 Disembarked Sydney 1943 | |
| 9 Aug 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Embarked Cairns 9th August 1943, Disembarked Milne Bay NG 11th August 1943 | |
| 9 Feb 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Embarked Finschaffen 9th Feb 1944, Disembarked Brisbane 2oth Feb 1944. | |
| 9 Feb 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Embarked Finschaffen 9th Feb 1944, Disembarked Brisbane 2oth Feb 1944. | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Embarked per "River Murrumbidgee" Tarakan, Disembarked Morotai 25th Oct. 1945 | |
| 25 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Embarked Morotai per "Duntroon" for Maianland, Disembarked Sydney 7th November 1945. | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX29769 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoff Fuller
Awarded: 1939/45 Star, Africa Star (with 8 Army Clasp), Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australia Service Medal & Returned from Active Service Badge.
He saw service in the "Middle East" from Sept 1940 to Feb 1943, New Guinea from August 1943 to February 1944 & the SWPA from March 1945 thru to November 1945.
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