Harry John BEZANT

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BEZANT, Harry John

Service Numbers:	7470, QX14792, Q135207
Enlisted:	7 March 1917, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Lambeth, England, 1 March 1900
Home Town:	Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cooper
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 30 March 1972, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Maryborough Cemetery, Fraser Coast, Queensland Maryborough - Columbarium Wall Cedar No 54
Memorials:	Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance

World War 1 Service

7 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7470, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
14 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 7470, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Sydney
14 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 7470, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''

World War 2 Service

16 Jul 1940:	Involvement QX14792, also Q135207
9 Mar 1942:	Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, Q135207, also QX14792
9 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, Q135207
9 Mar 1942:	Enlisted
1 Mar 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, Q135207
1 Mar 1946:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Harry and Emily BEZANT

Initially lived in Cooper Plains in WWI but then moved to Tiaro in WW2.

Served at Kelvin Grove in WW2 and was discharged medically unfit 30 January 1941

Later he lived at 54 Guava Street, Maryborough and later at 50 Pallas Street, Maryborough Qld - this house was designed by Henry Mail Addison and was built in 1892 for Mayor James Stafford. It was once set on six acres overlooking Ululah Lagoon. The original cast iron lacework around the verandah was replaced by wooden lattice when the original was removed and melted down for the war effort.

He married Annie on 29 March 1929.

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