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COUNSELL, Harold Gladstone
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1631, NX42764 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 24 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Butcher & Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 15 December 1942, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot B1, Row D, Grave 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Old Burke Ward Boys Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1631, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1631, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1631, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1631, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42764 | |
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| 13 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42764, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Paddington, NSW |
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Harold Gladstone COUNSELL was born in Moonta, South Australia on 24th May, 1898
His parents were William George COUNSELL & Ellen Jane THOMPSON
He married Beatrice Victoria ELVIN in NSW in 1922
He served in both WW1 and WW2
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