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HARROWFIELD, Alfred Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX5265 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 October 1911 |
| Home Town: | Wedderburn, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 8 February 1943, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot J. Row A. Grave 12. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, VX5265 | |
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| 24 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX5265 | |
| 24 Jun 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1942: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Distinguished Services in the Middle East. |
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