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HARDY, John Adrian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX8440 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 4 September 1904 |
| Home Town: | Apsley, West Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Aspley, Victoria, Australia, 26 January 1968, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX8440 | |
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| 20 Oct 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX8440, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 25 Feb 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain | |
| 6 Sep 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX8440, Kokoda - Papua, New Guinea | |
| 20 Jul 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX8440, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua, New Guinea | |
| 19 Dec 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major | |
| 31 Mar 1945: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For exceptional services in the field in NEW GUINEA. | |
| 2 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX8440, Borneo - Operation Oboe May - August 1945, Balikpapan | |
| 26 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX8440, Appointment Terminated. |
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