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BROWN, Harold Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX22321, S50174 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1942, Springbank, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia, 25 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nailsworth and Flinders Street Schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 10 January 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, SX22321, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, S50174, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Springbank, SA | |
| 27 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX22321, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of the late Gnr. Sydney William and Helen Elizabeth Brown, of One Tree Hill. Harold resided at 299 Carrington Street, Adelaide, and was fond of sport and played football for the Simpson's team. In civil life he worked at Wunderlich for three years and then went to A.M. Simpson and Sons for a year prior to being called up for duty.
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