Michael John HARNETT

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HARNETT, Michael John

Service Number:	NX71443
Enlisted:	19 March 1941
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	22nd Australian Infantry Brigade
Born:	Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 3 December 1920
Home Town:	Yenda, Griffith, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Malaya, 11 February 1942, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Kranji War Cemetery Sp mem 1 D 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Griffith Cenotaph

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lance Corporal, NX71443
19 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade
19 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX71443

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Reginald Finlay Harnett and Eileen Margaret Harnett, of Yenda, New South Wales, Australia.

HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE. REST IN PEACE

HARNETT.—February 11, 1942, NX71443, Lance-Corporal Michael John Harnett, H.Q. Company, 22nd Infantry Brigade, A.I.F., killed in action, Singapore, beloved only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Harnett, Yenda, and loved brother of Margaret and Kathleen. R.I.P.

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