Edward John HARLAND

HARLAND, Edward John

Service Number: 71457
Enlisted: 20 October 1942
Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit: RAAF Transport and Movement Offices
Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1924
Home Town: Nymagee, Cobar, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Ground Accident, Tadji, New Guinea, 5 March 1945, aged 20 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lae War Memorial, Papua New Guinea Panel 7
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement 71457
20 Oct 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 71457, RAAF Transport and Movement Offices
20 Oct 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 71457

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Leading Aircraftman Edward John Harland 71457 RAAF of Number 7 Transport and Movement Office went missing while swimming in strong surf at Tadji, Papua New Guinea - he is commemorated on the Lae Memorial