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SEWELL, Harry Blamyre
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Officer, NX367 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Brigadier |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia , 30 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Watsons Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 5 October 1943, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 5. Row D. Grave 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Melbourne, Victoria. | |
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| 1 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the consolidation of a captured position by our infantry, he ascertained by a personal reconnaissance that they were held up at one point by machine guns. He brought the information back to headquarters and the strong point was bombarded and shortly afterwards captured by our troops.' | |
| 26 Feb 1920: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Appointment to 1st A.I.F. ceased. |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Brigadier, NX367 | |
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| 8 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Brigadier, NX367 | |
| 5 Oct 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX367, Died from scrub typhus in Papua. |
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