Vincent Hubert HARRIS

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HARRIS, Vincent Hubert

Service Number:	QX29975
Enlisted:	10 February 1942, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 15 November 1922
Home Town:	Minbun, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes (pneumonia), Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 10 February 1993, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland
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World War 2 Service

10 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Private, QX29975, Brisbane, Queensland
10 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX29975, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1942:	Involvement Private, QX29975
17 May 1946:	Discharged Lance Corporal, QX29975, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
17 May 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX29975, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion

Surviving close quarters with Japanese

Dad - Vincent Harris - apparently survived against an enemy who were competent jungle fighters by learning to breath without making a sound, wearing Japanese headgear at night to confuse assailants and ensuring his own comrades knew exactly where he was at all times. Clever eh?
John Harris
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Ps he also kept a protection over his ears that amplified sound but prevented a sharp weapon from entering via his ear.
Even more clever I feel given the threat of attack from behind at night in dense jungle.

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