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BEER, Harold Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX15962 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1942, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yatala Plains, South Australia, 25 January 1907 |
| Home Town: | Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Adelaide & Pennington Primary Schools |
| Occupation: | Wharf labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Ottoway, South Australia, 12 February 1985, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Rosewater Junction Community Centre Honour Board (small), South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Private, SX15962, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 4 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, SX15962 | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Embarked Private, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked per Rajuila from Melbourne. Disembarked Middle East (Eygpt) 17/10/42. | |
| 5 Nov 1942: | Wounded Private, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action - Penetrating GSW RT Thigh | |
| 24 Jan 1943: | Embarked Private, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Middle East per L1 for return to Australia. Disembarked Sydney 27/2/43. | |
| 15 Sep 1943: | Embarked Private, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Cairns per "Manoora". Disembarked Milne Bay 15/9/43. | |
| 3 Feb 1944: | Embarked Private, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Finschhafen per "Van Heutz". Disembarked Townsville 3/2/44. | |
| 6 Dec 1944: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Rank of Corporal confirmed | |
| 29 Aug 1945: | Discharged Corporal, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
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