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HARRIS, Gordon Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX91739 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 March 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1917 |
| Home Town: | Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dallman River, New Guinea, 8 January 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: EE. D. 15., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mansfield War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX91739 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Private, VX91739, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX91739, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jan 1944: | Involvement Private, VX91739, 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
Pte Gordon Edward Harris, A Coy, 2/17 Bn, was killed by a sniper's bullet soon after crossing the Dallman River, when acting as lead scout for his Platoon Section.
[Source publication: "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-45"]