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COLGAN, Harold Kingsley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX8912 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 23 February 1911 |
| Home Town: | Cowandilla, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of war, Thailand, 24 November 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Collective grave 10. E. 2-12 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of West Torrens WW2 Boulevard of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, SX8912 | |
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| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, SX8912 | |
| 24 Nov 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, SX8912, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
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Harold Kingsley COLGAN was born in Adelaide on 23rd February, 1911
His parents were Walter James Harold COLGAN & Agnes Ellen BROWN
He married Freda Isabel GOLDSMITH in Adelaide in 1936
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His father served in the 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse during the Boer War (SN 18) under the name James COLGAN
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