Harold Alfred (Glassie) BEER

Service Number:	SX15962
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)

3 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX15962, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
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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