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HOWE, Harry Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX44599 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Everton, Victoria, Australia , 22 February 1910 |
| Home Town: | Beechworth, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 29 March 1943, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 5. Inscription: "MY BELOVED HARRY IN GOD'S CARE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth Presbyterian Church WW2 Roll of Honour, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Beechworth War Memorial, United Shire of Beechworth Roll of Honour WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX44599 | |
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| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX44599 | |
| 29 Mar 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Discharged by death: - Died from scrub typhus Papua. |
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