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DANIELS, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX57297 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hazel Grove, England, United Kingdom, 23 June 1908 |
| Home Town: | Cammeray, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 10 October 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: BB. C. 2., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX57297, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX57297 | |
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX57297, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Oct 1943: | Involvement Private, NX57297, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Private Harry Daniels of 11 Platoon, B Company, 2nd/17th Australian Infantry Battalion was KIA on 10th October 1943 by a direct hit from an enemy artillery shell whilst defending "The Knoll", near Jivevaneng Village, New Guinea.
(Source - "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-1945")