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HARRISON, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Q1339, 77043 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Coopers Plains, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hardware Assistant / Truck Driver |
| Died: | Gunshot wound to head, Kiriwina, New Guinea, 1 February 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 3. Row D. Grave 9. Inscription: "AT REST". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q1339, Army Signals Corps, Lytton, Queensland | |
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| 11 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q1339 | |
| 25 Mar 1941: | Involvement Signalman, Q1339, RAAF - 77043 (22/7/1942-1/2/1944 d/d) | |
| 25 Mar 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q1339, Discharged on transfer to RAAF. | |
| 25 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 22 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 77043, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 1 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 77043, Royal Australian Air Force |
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