DONCASTER, Harry
| Service Numbers: | VX52878, V58006 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 November 1939, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Australian Infantry Training Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 17 July 1906 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Master Monumental Stonemason |
| Died: | Killed by escaping Japanese POWs, Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1944, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cowra War Cemetery, NSW Plot D, Row D, Grave 12 - also Roll of Honour, Ballarat Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra Breakout Memorial, Cowra Lieutenant Harry Doncaster Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Lieutenant, VX52878, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 26 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX52878, Infantry Training Battalions | |
| 27 Nov 1939: | Involvement V58006 | |
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, V58006 | |
| 5 Aug 1944: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX52878, 19th Australian Infantry Training Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of William Charles and Alice Doncaster; Husband of Jessie Doncaster, of Ballarat, Victoria
"Lieut Harry Doncaster (AIF), who is reported killed, was a former resident of North Ballarat. A stone mason by occupation, he was 38 years of age, and leaves a widow and a son, aged seven. After serving in Middle East with 8th Battalion, AIF, he returned to Australia, and was for a time stationed a Darwin. Lieut Doncaster was a fine athlete and runner. As a member of Ballarat YMCA Harriers' Club he won many trophies, particularly in middle distance events. He graduated to the AMF from the senior cadets, and held a 15 years' long service medal and marksman's badges." - from the Melbourne Argus 02 Sep 1944 (nla.gov.au)
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