Eugene Joseph HARLEY OAM

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HARLEY, Eugene Joseph

Service Number:	240213
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	Australian Army Chaplains' Department
Born:	Lithgow, New South Wales Australia , 1 April 1930
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Army Padre
Died:	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 25 April 2017, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

12 Jul 1963:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 240213
12 Jul 1963:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 240213, Australian Army Chaplains' Department
13 Jan 1967:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 240213

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Principal Chaplain (Catholic) Eugene Joseph Harley (Rtd) served as Chaplain Class 4 and Chaplain Class 3 Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department, Malaysia 1961 (2RAR), Borneo 1965 (3RAR) and South Vietnam 1967.

Monsignor Eugene Harley served 27 years in the Australian Defence Force, including 7 years with 2RAR. He served in Malaya, Borneo, and Vietnam. In the latter period of his service Monsignor Harley was appointed Principal Catholic Chaplain of the Army.

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