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ROYAL, Harold Harris
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX144884, N198663 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1941, Orange, new South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 9 January 1924 |
| Home Town: | Duramana, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot QQ. Row A. Grave 5. Personal Inscription ~ "GOD KNOWETH MY LOVE, AND DAILY PRAYERS" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Shire of Canobolas, Orange WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX144884 | |
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| 19 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N198663, 54th Infantry Battalion, Orange, new South Wales | |
| 19 Oct 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and assigned service number - NX144884. Taken on strength with 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion, 5th July 1944. Killed in action, New Guinea. | |
| 19 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX144884, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
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