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MILLARD, Howard John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX10125 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 August 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lameroo, South Australia, 10 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Warrachie, Elliston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Lock and Tooligie District Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX10125, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10125, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1940: | Involvement Private, SX10125, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged Private, SX10125, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10125, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
My Father
My Father never spoke of his wartime experiences, when we asked how many japs/germans did you kill Dad? he was always silent, or "we all shot at once" etc.
However my wife mentioned to me years after my fathers death that he had told her that he had jumped into a bomb crater to take cover, where there was a japanese soldier in residence, he (my father ) shot him. I think it had weighed on his mind for many years.
He served at Tobruk, El Alamein, Scarlet beach, Borneo etc, his division were also instrumental in capturing one of the early "enigma" encryption machine plus 11 german cryptography persnnel, so many stories we missed out on.
Received his "front line medal" in 1991!
Submitted 4 February 2017 by Graham Millard
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