HORTON, Harold Edward
| Service Numbers: | NX194828, N199948 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1941, Molong, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Euchareena, New South Wales, 9 April 1911 |
| Home Town: | Molong, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Apairist Farming |
| Died: | Molong, New South Wales, 8 August 1988, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 11 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX194828, Molong, New South Wales | |
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| 12 Jun 1941: | Involvement N199948 | |
| 3 Dec 1945: | Discharged Private, NX194828, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
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Harold did his training at Maitland, Coogee, Greta and Cairns, QLD. He served in the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) from 25/4/1942 to 19/2/1945 and the Australian Imperial Force from 20/2/1945 to 3/12/1945.
He was a Rifleman
War badge No. RAS # A169503
He was late joining the war as his father, George wanted him at home to run the property, 'Brookida Downs' at Molong, as his other son Norman was already fighting in the war.
Age at commencement of full time war service was 31 years.
While on guard duty in Bougainville, he felt stiff and moved very slightly. A shot rang out, hitting the spot where he had just been standing. Another time the Battalion had been trapped for three weeks, with not much chance of surviving the Japanese onslaught, when they were saved by a front of tanks.
Harold never knew his daughter until 3 weeks after the birth. The good news arrived by tank.
After coming out of the Army, he did a sheep and wool classing course through Sydney Tech and the Army.
28/03/1943 Transferred to 25th Battalion
05/01/1944 Embarked Port Moresby per HMAS Canberra - Disembarked Cairns
02/09/1944 Embarked Cairns per HMAS Duntroon - Disembarked Madang
20/11/1944 Embarked Madang per 'Santa Monica' - Disembarked Torokina, Bougainville
03/11/1945 Embarked Torokina per 'Rivere Burdekin' - Disembarked Brisbane
09/11/1945 Transferred out to NSW - I&TD for discharge
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